Colm Brophy

Originally from Cabinteely, Brophy studied business at Rathmines College of Commerce.^[2] Before becoming a councillor, he was the Director of Elections for the European Parliament campaigns for Fine Gael candidates Mary Banotti and Gay Mitchell.^[3]

Brophy was co-opted to South Dublin County Council in 2008, and served as a councillor until 2016.^[4][3] During 2015 until his election to the Dáil, Brophy served as President of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).^[5]

At the 2016 general election, Brophy stood as one of three Fine Gael candidates in the Dublin South-West constituency. He won with 10.7% of the first preference votes, and was elected on the sixteenth count.^[6] Brian Lawlor was co-opted to fill Brophy's seat on South Dublin County Council.^[7]

He was appointed Chair of the Dáil Committee on Budgetary Oversight in December 2017.^[8]

At the 2020 general election, he won 12.2% of the first-preference votes, and was re-elected on the tenth count.^[9][10] Following the formation of the 32nd government of Ireland, Brophy was appointed on 1 July 2020 as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for overseas development aid and diaspora.^[11] He said that his "focus in the coming months and years will be to listen to, and to support, our Diaspora communities, particularly its most vulnerable members".^[12][13] He was not re-appointed as a junior minister as part of the 33rd government of Ireland in December 2022.^[14]

At the 2024 general election, Brophy was re-elected to the Dáil. In February 2025, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with responsibility for migration.

Brophy is married to Maeve O'Connell, who was elected as a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown at the 2024 general election.^[2]