Éamon Ó Cuív (born 23 June 1950) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway West since 1992 and has previously been a member of Seanad Éireann. Ó Cuív comes from a famed political dynasty. He is the grandson of Fianna Fáil founder, first Taoiseach and third President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera. He is a nephew of the former TD, Vivion de Valera and is a first cousin of the former Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht & the Islands minister, Síle de Valera. He is the son of the noted professor and scholar of the Irish language, Brian Ó Cuív (1916–1999). He was born in Dublin and was educated at Oatlands College, Dublin and University College Dublin. Before entering politics, he was the manager of Gaeltacht Co-operative, a company involved in agricultural services including timber milling, tourism and cultural development.