Robert Troy was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance on 29 January 2025.
He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Employment and Retail, from July 2020 to August 2022.
Minister Troy has represented the people of Longford- Westmeath since his election to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt in 2011, and successfully retained his seat in subsequent general elections. In opposition, Minister Troy held a number of portfolios as a Frontbench Party Spokesperson including Arts & Heritage, Children & Youth Affairs, Transport, Tourism & Sport and more recently Business, Enterprise & Innovation. He served on the Oireachtas Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport, and was a member of the Council of Europe, and the Selected Committee on Assisted Suicide.
Minister Robert Troy is a native of Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath. He attended Emper National School and St Finians College, Mullingar before moving to study and work in Dublin. He completed a Postgraduate in Business Management from IPA. He worked in banking before returning to Ballynacargy to take over the family post office in 2003 and run his own business. Minister Troy first entered politics in 2004 when he was elected to Westmeath County Council where he served for seven years.
You can contact Minister of State Troy at mos@finance.gov.ie