'Tough nut' O'Keeffe is promoted to top of the class [Independent.ie]
- Published: 24 March 2010
THE no-nonsense attitude, the spurning of unions and the unfailing willingness to battle for the Government -- it all made Batt O'Keeffe the best boy in the cabinet class.
Having only won promotion to the cabinet table in the summer of 2008, his rise through the ranks, passing out long-serving ministers and Fianna Fail loyalists, is all the more extraordinary.
He now leads the hugely important job-creating department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation and will be responsible for securing jobs for 400,000 unemployed people.
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