Peter Callanan
Peter Callanan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office September 1997 – October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1935 Clonakilty,County Cork,Ireland |
| Died | 11 October 2009(aged 74) Innishannon,County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Sheila Callanan |
| Children | 6 |
Peter Callanan(29 June 1935 – 11 October 2009) was anIrishFianna Fáilpolitician and served as a member ofSeanad Éireannfrom 1997 until his death in 2009.[1]
Born inClonakilty,County Cork,Callanan was educated in Mount Melleray College,County Waterford.He was a farmer inInnishannon,County Cork.
A member ofCork County Councilfrom 1979 to 2004, He was an unsuccessful candidate at the1981 general electionfor theCork South-Westconstituency, and was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1993 Seanad election. Callanan was elected to the 21st Seanad in 1997 by theAgricultural Panel,and re-elected in 2002 to the 22nd Seanad and in 2007 to the 23rd Seanad.[2]
Callanan died on 11 October 2009. He was married to Sheila Callanan and they had six children.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"Peter Callanan".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved12 October2009.
- ^"Peter Callanan".ElectionsIreland.org.Retrieved12 October2009.
- ^"FF Senator Callanan dies in Co Cork".RTÉ News.11 October 2009.Retrieved12 October2009.
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