martin has been a teachta dála (td) for the cork south-central constituency since 1989. he was minister for foreign affairs from 2008 to 2011, minister for enterprise, trade and employment from 2004 to 2008, minister for health and children from 2000 to 2004, minister for education and science from 1997 to 2000 and lord mayor of cork from 1992 to 1993.