Roderic O'Gorman elected as new leader of the Green Party

Roderic O'Gorman has been named as the new leader of the Green Party following Eamon Ryan's surprise resignation last month.

O'Gorman has beaten Pippa Hackett with a slim 52% majority. The Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland secured 984 votes to Hackett’s 912. The total number of votes cast was 1896 with an electorate of 3425 Green Party members, who each have one vote.

Speaking at the party gathering in Bewley’s Café in Dublin this morning, O’Gorman thanked members for their support and said that the party was "absolutely the stronger for having had this election".

“Over the last four years, the Green Party has done exactly what we said we would – we have delivered. On ambitions in climate and the environment, protecting nature, in supporting children and families, backing the arts and culture. We can be proud of our party’s record for people in all parts of Ireland,” O’Gorman said.

“We now need to demonstrate to everyone that Green Party policies are focused on the challenges of today every bit as much as those of tomorrow. Our solutions – on climate, transport, housing, support for families – benefit everyone on this island. That job starts today,” he added.

O’Gorman said today that he wants to see this Government run its full term until March 2025 and that he is not going to propose a Cabinet reshuffle.

O'Gorman's resignation comes after a series of high profile resignations in cabinet, starting with the former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's surprise announcement in March.

Since then, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has stepped down, along with Fianna Fáil's Michael McGrath who left his role his role as Minister for Finance to become Ireland’s next European Commissioner.

Green Party's Catherine Martin also stepped down as deputy leader of the Green Party.

After today's election, Minister O’Gorman has become the fourth leader of the Green Party.

Founded over 40 years ago in 1981, it was not until 2001 when the Party chose TD for Dublin North Trevor Sargent as its first leader. In the 23 years since, the Party has seen only two other leaders - John Gormley TD and Eamon Ryan TD.