Seán Fleming is Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed to this role in July 2020. Seán was elected to represent the Laois/Offaly Constituency in the 2020 General Election, having been first elected to the Dáil in 1997.A chartered accountant, he was educated at University College Dublin. Seán is a former Chairperson of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. He was also previously Chairperson of the Oireachtas Finance Committee. Sean was Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform from 2011 to 2016. Seán was also elected as a Member of Laois County Council in 1999 and served in that role for 4 years.