Pádraic McCormack
Pádraic McCormack | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1989–February 2011 | |
Constituency | Galway West |
Senator | |
In office April 1987 – June 1989 | |
Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
Mayor of Galway | |
In office 6 June 1992 – 7 June 1993 | |
Preceded by | Michael Leahy |
Succeeded by | Michéal Ó hUiginn |
Personal details | |
Born | Longford,Ireland | 15 May 1942
Political party | Fine Gael |
Education | St Mel's College |
Pádraic McCormack(born 15 May 1942) is an Irish formerFine Gaelpolitician who served asMayor of Galwayfrom 1992 to 1993. He served as aTeachta Dála(TD) for theGalway Westconstituency from 1989 to 2011 and aSenatorfor theAgricultural Panelfrom 1987 to 1989.[1]
McCormack is from Kenagh,County Longford,and was educated atSt Mel's College,Longford.He was elected toSeanad Éireannin 1987 for theAgricultural Paneland is also a former member ofGalway County Council.He was elected to theDáilat the1989 general electionand was re-elected at each subsequent election until his retirement in 2011.[2]Prior to entering politics, he worked as a livestockauctioneer.He wasMayor of Galwayfrom 1992 to 1993. He was Fine Gael deputy spokesman on the environment and local government, with special responsibility for urban renewal and housing policy in the29th Dáil.
In April 2006, he announced his intention not to seek re-election at theforthcoming general election.[3]However, in December 2006, after the withdrawal of Brian Walsh, the candidate originally selected by Fine Gael to replace him, McCormack announced that he had reconsidered his decision and would after all stand in the general election.[4]He did stand, and in May 2007, he was re-elected on the twelfth of 13 counts, taking the third of Galway West's five seats.[2]
In December 2010, he failed to secure a place on the Fine Gael ticket in the Galway West constituency for the2011 general election.He said afterwards that he was not considering being added to the ticket.[5]
References[edit]
- ^"Pádraic McCormack".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved28 September2009.
- ^ab"Pádraic McCormack".ElectionsIreland.org.Retrieved28 September2009.
- ^"Galway West TD not to run in next election".RTÉ News.28 April 2006.
- ^"FG's McCormack to stand after all in Galway".RTÉ News.6 December 2006.
- ^John Cunningham (7 December 2010)."McCormack 'won't consider' being added to the FG ticket".Connacht Sentinel.Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2010.Retrieved8 December2010.
External links[edit]
- Henry, William (2002).Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001.Galway: Galway City Council.OCLC51023721ASINB003NECRYW
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