Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Minister of State in attendance at cabinet since 2020.

[2][5] John Cunningham suggested that personal networking, effective postering, and the endorsement of Maureen Egan aided her victory.

[8] She caused controversy when she used her casting vote as mayor to deny David Norris the right to address Galway City Council during his campaign to get a nomination for the 2011 presidential election.

[11][12][7][13] Walsh was readmitted into the Fine Gael parliamentary party in 2014, but resigned for health reasons before the general election.

In October 2019, she was appointed to the chair of the Dáil committee investigating ethics complaints about members who voted on behalf of colleagues.

[16] At the 2020 general election, Naughton was re-elected to the Dáil, as the sole Fine Gael TD in the five-seat constituency.

In June 2020, at the formation of the 32nd government of Ireland, Naughton was appointed as one of three Ministers of State attending cabinet.