Billy Kelleher MEP

Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Substitute, Committee on Public Health

A former Irish Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Billy was elected to the European Parliament in 2019, representing the people of Ireland South. Prior to his election, Billy was his party’s national spokesperson on Health as well as Business, Enterprise and Innovation and led his party’s work on amending the Constitution with regard to abortion rights.

Billy was elected as 1st Vice President of the Renew Europe Group. He serves as a full member of the ECON and FISC committees, and is a substitute member of the ENVI, SANT, JURI and FEMM committees. In the previous mandate, he was also a member of the former COVI committee looking at the lessons learned from the pandemic.

In his work on the ENVI and SANT committees, Billy has taken a strong interest in measures related to rare diseases, orphan drugs, and anti-microbial resistance. He has also been a vocal advocate for furthering the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan, addressing inequalities in health and in establishing a right to be forgotten for cancer survivors when accessing financial services.

Updated: July 2025