Liam Kavanagh (9 February 1935 – 13 December 2021) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]
Liam Kavanagh | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry | |
| In office 14 February 1986 – 20 January 1987 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Paddy O'Toole |
| Succeeded by | Paddy O'Toole |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 13 December 1983 – 14 February 1986 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Dick Spring |
| Succeeded by | John Boland |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 14 December 1982 – 13 December 1983 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Gene Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Tom Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Gene Fitzgerald |
| Minister for the Public Service | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Gene Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Gene Fitzgerald |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1969 – June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office June 1979 – July 1981 | |
| Constituency | Leinster |
| In office January 1973 – June 1979 | |
| Constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1935 County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 13 December 2021 (aged 86) County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Margaret Kavanagh |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
editHe was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency. He remained in the Dáil until he lost his seat at the 1997 general election.[2] He was also appointed to the European Parliament on two occasions in 1973 and 1977 and was elected to the parliament in 1979 for the Leinster constituency. He gave up this seat on being appointed Minister for Labour and Minister for the Public Service in 1981.
Kavanagh also served as a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly from 1990 to 1997 and of the Semi-State Bodies Commission from 1987 to 1997, being chairman from 1995 to 1997.
He was appointed to the Standards in Public Office Commission on its establishment in December 2001.
Kavanagh was the nephew of James Everett, a former Labour Party cabinet minister. His own son Conal Kavanagh was a member of Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Town Council from 2004 until he retired in 2014.
He died on 13 December 2021, at the age of 86.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Liam Kavanagh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Liam Kavanagh". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Death announced of former Labour Minister Liam Kavanagh". WicklowNews. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links
edit- Personal profile of Liam Kavanagh in the European Parliament's database of members