Appointment of Secretary General to the President
The Government have announced that, following consultation with the President, Mr Adrian O’Neill, who is at present Director-General of Anglo-Irish Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary General to the President.
The appointment arises from the retirement of Mr. Tim O’Connor as Secretary General to the President. Mr. O’Connor has completed a career of 36 years in the Civil Service and has worked in the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commissions and the Department of
Foreign Affairs. He has served as Secretary General to President McAleese since March 2007.
Mr O’Neill will take up duty in March. A copy of his C.V. is below.
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Mr. Adrian O’Neill
Résumé
Date of Birth: 6 November 1957
Educated: B.A. Mod. (Honours), TCD (1983)
Career to date: Joined Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1983
Service includes:
First Secretary at HQ (Anglo-Irish Division), 1993-1996
First Secretary, Embassy Washington, 1996-2000
Counsellor at HQ (Anglo-Irish Division), 2000-2005
Counsellor in Corporate Services Division, 2005-2006
Head of Corporate Services (A/Sec.), 2006-2009
Director-General, Anglo-Irish Division from October 2009
Marital Status: Married with two children