Steven Matthews

Steven Matthews (born 1970/1971) is an Irish Green Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 2020 to 2024. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in September 2020.^[2]

Steven Matthews
Matthews in 2020
Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In office 15 September 2020 – 8 November 2024
Preceded by	Noel Rock
Teachta Dála
In office February 2020 – November 2024
Constituency	Wicklow
Personal details
Born	1970/1971 (age 54–55)[1] Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Green Party
Spouse	Erika Doyle
Children	2
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology

Personal and early life

Matthews is a trained Engineer, holding a degree from Dublin Institute of Technology in Planning and Environmental Management. He lives in Bray, County Wicklow, with his wife Erika Doyle and their two children.^[3] Doyle replaced her husband on Wicklow County Council in February 2020.^[4] Doyle was hired as Matthews' secretarial assistant in the Oireachtas in June 2020.^[5]

Political career

Before being elected as a TD, he was a Bray Town Councillor, where he served from 2008 to 2014, before becoming a member of Wicklow County Council following the 2014 local elections.^[6] He served as chairperson of the Bray Municipal District of the council in 2016 and 2019.^[3][7] He held that office until he was elected as a Green Party TD for Wicklow following the 2020 general election.^[3]