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This was the front bench of Gerry Adams, who led Sinn Féin's parliamentary delegation to Dáil Éireann from 2011 until 2018, upon the election of Mary Lou McDonald as leader.

## Initial front bench

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Adams's first front bench was announced on Tuesday 22 March 2011.[1]

* Gerry Adams - Leader
* Mary Lou McDonald - Deputy Leader and Public Expenditure and Reform
* Pearse Doherty - Finance
* Aengus Ó Snodaigh - Social Protection and Party Whip
* Caoimghín Ó Caoláin - Health and Children
* Peadar Tóibín - Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation and An Gaeltacht
* Jonathan O'Brien - Justice, Equality and Defence
* Pádraig MacLochlainn - Foreign Affairs and Trade
* Martin Ferris - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
* Seán Crowe - Education and Skills
* Brian Stanley - Environment, Community and Local Government
* Michael Colreavy - Agriculture, Food and Marine
* Dessie Ellis - Transport and Housing
* Sandra McLellan - Arts, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

## 2012 reshuffle

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Adams announced a reshuffle on 13 September 2012.[2]

* Gerry Adams - Leader
* Mary Lou McDonald - Deputy Leader and Public Expenditure and Reform
* Pearse Doherty - Finance
* Aengus Ó Snodaigh - Social Protection and Party Whip
* Caoimghín Ó Caoláin - Health and Children
* Peadar Tóibín - Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation and An Gaeltacht
* Pádraig MacLochlainn - Justice, Equality and Defence
* Seán Crowe - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora
* Martin Ferris - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
* Jonathan O'Brien - Education and Skills
* Brian Stanley - Environment, Community and Local Government
* Michael Colreavy - Agriculture, Food and Marine
* Dessie Ellis - Transport and Housing
* Sandra McLellan - Arts, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

## 2016 reshuffle

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Following the 2016 general election and government formation, Adams announced these spokespeople on 11 May.[3][4]

Dáil

* Gerry Adams - Leader
* Mary Lou McDonald - Deputy Leader and all-Ireland Spokesperson on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
* Aengus Ó Snodaigh - Chief Whip and Defence
* Pearse Doherty - Finance
* Louise O'Reilly - Health
* Carol Nolan - Education & Skills
* Eoin Ó Broin - Housing, Planning & Local Government
* David Cullinane - Public Expenditure & Reform and all-Ireland Spokesperson on Workers' Rights
* Martin Kenny - Agriculture, Food & the Marine
* Peadar Tóibín - Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & the Gaeltacht
* Jonathan O’Brien - Justice & Equality and Drug & Alcohol Abuse
* Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - Children & Youth Affairs
* Seán Crowe - Foreign Affairs & Trade, the EU and the Diaspora
* John Brady - Social Protection
* Brian Stanley - Communications, Climate Change & Natural Resources
* Maurice Quinlivan - Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation
* Imelda Munster - Transport, Tourism & Sport and Urban Renewal
* Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - Disability Rights & Older People
* Denise Mitchell - Deputy Whip and Junior Spokesperson on Social Protection
* Dessie Ellis - Junior Spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Local Government
* Kathleen Funchion - Junior Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs (with special responsibility for Childcare)
* Martin Ferris - Junior Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food & the Marine (with special responsibility for Fisheries & the Marine)
* Pat Buckley - Junior Spokesperson on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Seanad

* Rose Conway-Walsh - Seanad Group Leader and Rural Ireland
* Paul Gavan - Seanad Whip and Workers' Rights & Collective Bargaining
* Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - Jobs & the Economy
* Fintan Warfield - Youth, Arts & LGBT Rights
* Máire Devine - Health & Wellbeing
* Niall Ó Donnghaile - North/South Integration
* Trevor Ó Clochartaigh - An Gaeilge and the Diaspora and Housing, Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & the Gaeltacht

## References

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1. ^ MacLochlainn to shadow Gilmore
2. ^ Gerry Adams announces reshuffle of Sinn Féin front bench
3. ^ Sinn Fein announces new post-#ge16 front bench
4. ^ "Sinn Féin announce Oireachtas Spokespersons". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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