Charles Allen

Seán Aylward
Secretary General,
Department of Justice and Equality
Ireland

 

Seán Aylward

 

Seán Aylward is the Secretary General of Ireland’s Department of Justice and Equality and is charged with the department’s day-to-day management and with its strategic planning and direction. Prior to his appointment as Secretary General in 2004, Aylward served as Director General of the Irish Prison Service.

 

He began his career in the Department of Defense and went on to work as Private Secretary to the Taoiseach. He later worked in the Department of Industry and Commerce before joining the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

 

Aylward holds a M.Sc. in management from Trinity College in Dublin. He is currently researching a Ph.D. in governance with the Institute of Governance, Queen's University, Belfast; and the Institute of Public Administration, Dublin.

 

2011 Speakers

Charles “Charlie” Allen

Seán Aylward

Elena Sánchez Blanco

James Breckenridge

Anthony Campbell

Thomas Carr

Frank Daly

Major General Michael E. Dunlavey (USAR) retired

Niki Ekman

Liam Fahey

John F. Fox

General Michael Hayden

Brian Hayes

Paul Kenny

Julian King

Alexandra Luce

Seán McCann

Philip Mudd

Frans-Jan Mulschlegel

Stephen Myers

Kathleen O’Toole

Paddy Teahon

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