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This is an incomplete list of public-representative office-holders, elected and appointed, past and present, in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The offices covered are TDs, MEPs, Presidents, Councillors, MPs, Stormont MPs, Members of the Sunningdale Assembly (as Mem.NI.Assmb), MLAs, Senators, Commissioners and Members of the Irish House of Commons (as Mem IHC).

Holders of other offices, such as Kings-representative (ie Governors General) or historical offices such as High King of Ireland are listed in the Others section.

Contents 1 Political Parties 2 Office holders, A-C 3 Office holders, D-G 4 Office holders, H-M 5 Office holders, N-Q 6 Office holders, R-Y 7 Notable others (activists etc) 8 Facts 8.1 Oldest living former office-holders 8.2 Oldest ever office-holders 8.3 Youngest ever office-holders 8.4 Earliest cabinet with members still surviving 8.5 Earliest Dáil with members still surviving 8.6 Longest lived former office-holder 8.7 Longest surviving Members of the 1st Dáil 8.8 Longest serving Cabinet Ministers 8.9 People appointed to cabinet at the start of their first term as TD 8.10 Oldest person currently in office 8.11 Youngest Person currently in office 8.12 Oldest current Ministers 8.13 Youngest current Ministers 8.14 Longest service (in one role) 8.15 Longest service (cumulative) 8.16 Currently in office, longest service (as-of November 2006) 8.17 Longest service as MEP 9 See also

[edit] Political Parties

Party Membership is indicated by the same colour-scheme as used in Members of the 29th Dáil (Section 2-Constituency list). A number of parties do not have a colour assigned, they are: Unknown (unk.)

Party
Centre Party
Cumann na nGaedheal
Democratic Left
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Green
Labour
Progressive Democrats
Sinn Féin
Socialist
Workers Party
Independent

[edit] Office holders, A-C

Name	DOB	DOD	Party	Office	Term	Notes
A ...
Henry Abbot	unk.		Fianna Fáil	TD	1987-89
Carrie Acheson	1934		Fianna Fáil	TD	1981-82
Gerry Adams	1948		Sinn Féin	MP	1983-92 1997-	Leader of Sinn Féin
				MLA	1998-
Bertie Ahern	1951		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-	Representing Dublin Central Current Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader
Dermot Ahern	1955		Fianna Fáil	TD	1987-	Representing Louth Minister
Kit Ahern	1915		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-81	Representing Kerry North
Liam Ahern	1916		Fianna Fáil	TD	1969-74
Michael Ahern	1949		Fianna Fáil	TD	1982-	Representing Cork East
Noel Ahern	1944		Fianna Fáil	TD	1992-	Representing Dublin North West
Nuala Ahern	1949		Green	MEP	1994-2004	Represented Leinster constituency
Frank Aiken	1896	1983	Fianna Fáil	TD	1923-73	Tánaiste (1965-1969)
Bernard Allen	1944		Fine Gael	TD	1981-	Representing Cork North Central
Denis Allen	unk.		Fianna Fáil	TD	1932-33 1944-61
Lorcan Allen	unk.		Fianna Fáil	TD	1961-82
Barry Andrews	1967		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dún Laoighaire
David Andrews	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD	1965-2002	Minister for Foreign Affairs (1998-2000)
Niall Andrews	1937		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-87
				MEP	1984-2004
Seán Ardagh	1947		Fianna Fáil	TD	1997-	Representing Dublin South Central
Liam Aylward	1952		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-	Representing Carlow-Kilkenny
				MEP	2004-
B ...
Mary Banotti	1939		Fine Gael	MEP	1984-2004	Candidate in the Irish presidential election, 1997
Monica Barnes	unk.		Fine Gael	TD	-2002
Michael Barrett			Fianna Fáil	TD
Seán Barrett	1944		Fine Gael	TD	1981-2002	Minister for Defence (1995-1997)
Sylvester Barrett	1926	2002	Fianna Fáil	TD	1968-87	Minister
				MEP	1984-89
Peter Barry	1928		Fine Gael	TD	1969-97	Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982-1987)
George Bartley			Fianna Fáil	TD
Gerald Bartley	unk.	unk.	Fianna Fáil	TD	1932-65	Minister
Patrick Beegan			Fianna Fáil	TD
Thomas Bellew			Fianna Fáil	TD
Patrick Belton			Fianna Fáil	TD
Niamh Bhreathnach	1945		Labour	TD	1992-97	Minister for Education (1993-1997)
Harry Blaney			Indep.FF	TD	1997-2002	bgcolor=#f9f9f9
Neil Blaney Snr		1967	Fianna Fáil	TD		bgolor=#f9f9f9
Neil Blaney	1922	1995	Fianna Fáil	TD	1948-71	Minister for Agriculture (1966-1970)
			Indep. FF	TD	1971-95
				MEP	1979-84 1989-94
Niall Blaney	1974		Indep.FF	TD	2002-	bgcolor=#f9f9f9
Ernest Blythe	1889	1975	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-23	Minister for Finance (1923-1932)
			CnaG	TD	1923-33
			Fine Gael	Senator	1933-36
Gerald Boland	1885	1973	Sinn Féin	TD	1923-26	Minister for Posts & Telegraphs
			Fianna Fáil	TD	1926-61
				Senator	1961-69
Kevin Boland	1917	2001	Fianna Fáil	TD	1957-70	Minister for Local Government
Dan Boyle	1962		Greens	TD	2002-	TD for Cork South Central
Gerard Brady	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD
Johnny Brady			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Meath
Martin Brady			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North East
Vincent Brady	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD
Pat Breen			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Clare
Joseph Brennan	1913	1980	Fianna Fáil	TD
Séamus Brennan	1948		Fianna Fáil	Senator	1977-81	Representing Dublin South Minister for Transport (2002-2004)
				TD	1981-
Ben Briscoe	1934		Fianna Fáil	TD	1965-2002
Bob Briscoe	1894	1969	Fianna Fáil	TD	1927-65
John Browne			Fianna Fáil	TD	1982-	Representing Wexford
John Browne			Fine Gael	TD	1989-2002	Representing Carlow-Kilkenny
Noel Browne	1915	1997	CnaP	TD	1948-51	Controversial Health Minister (1948-51)
			Indep.	TD	1951-53
			Fianna Fáil	TD	1953-54
			Indep./Progressive	TD	1957-63
			Labour	TD	1963-65 1969-73
			Indep.	Senator	1973-77
			Indep./Socialist	TD	1977-82
Cathal Brugha	1874	1922	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-22	Minister for Defence in the 1st Dáil
Ruairí Brugha	1917	2006	Fianna Fáil	TD	1973-77	Also Senator, MEP
John Bruton	1947		Fine Gael	TD	1969-2004	Representing Meath Taoiseach (1994-1997), Party leader
Richard Bruton	1953		Fine Gael	TD	1982-	Representing Dublin North Central Deputy-Leader
Liam Burke	1928	2005	Fine Gael	TD	1969-77 1979-89 1992-2002
P.J. Burke			Fianna Fáil	TD
Ray Burke	1943		Fianna Fáil	TD	1973-97	Minister for Foreign Affairs, jailed 2005 for tax fraud
Richard Burke	1932		Fine Gael	TD	1969-77	Minister and European Commissioner (1977-1980)
				Commissioner	1977-80 1982-84
Isaac Butt	1813	1879	Home Rule	MP	1874-79	Founder and leader
C ...
Joe Callanan			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Galway East
Johnny Callanan	1910	1982	Fianna Fáil	TD
Ivor Callely	1958		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North Central
Pat Carey			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North West
John Carty			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Mayo
Michael Carty			Fianna Fáil	TD
Donie Cassidy	1945		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Westmeath
Erskine Childers	1905	1974	Fianna Fáil	TD	1938-73	Fourth President of Ireland
				President	1973-74
Kathleen Clarke	1878	1972	unk.	Councillor	unk.	First female Lord Mayor of Dublin (1939)
Frank Cluskey	1930	1989	Labour	TD	1965-81 1982-89	Irish Labour Party leader (1977-1981)
George Colley	1925	1983	Fianna Fáil	TD	1961-83	Tánaiste (1977-1981)
Henry Colley			Fianna Fáil	TD
Gerard Collins	1938		Fianna Fáil	TD	1967-unk.	Minister for Foreign Affairs
				MEP	1994-2004
Michael Collins	1941		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Limerick
Michael Collins	1890	1922	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-22	Assassinated Chairman of the Provisional Government
Paul Connaughton	1944		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Galway East
Brendan Corish	1918	1990	Labour	TD	1945-82	Labour Leader, Tánaiste (1973-1977)
Liam Cosgrave	1920		Fine Gael	TD	1944-81	Taoiseach (1973-1977)
W.T. Cosgrave	1880	1965	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-23	President of the Executive Council (1923-1932)
			CnaG	TD	1923-33
			Fine Gael	TD	1933-44
John A. Costello	1891	1976	Fine Gael	TD	1933-61	Taoiseach (1948-1951 & 1954-1957)
Cathal Coughlan		1986	Fianna Fáil	TD
Clement Coughlan		1983	Fianna Fáil	TD
Mary Coughlan	1965		Fianna Fáil	TD	1987-	Representing Donegal South West Minister for Social & Family Affairs (2002-2004)
Hugh Coveney	1935	1998	Fine Gael	TD	1981-87 1994-98	Representing Cork South Central
Simon Coveney	1972		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Cork South Central
Ber Cowen		1984	Fianna Fáil	TD	-1984
Brian Cowen	1960		Fianna Fáil	TD	1984-	Representing Laois-Offaly Minister for Foreign Affairs/Finance
Pat Cox	1952		PD	TD	1989-94	Former President of the European Parliament
				MEP	1989-94
			Indep.	MEP	1994-2004
Seymour Crawford			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Cavan-Monaghan
John Cregan			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Limerick West
Jerry Cronin			Fianna Fáil	TD
Brian Crowley	1964		Fianna Fáil	MEP	1994-
Ciaran Cuffe			Greens	TD	2002-	TD for Dun Laoghaire
Martin Cullen	1954		PD	TD	1987-89	Repesenting Waterford Minister for the Environment & Local Government (2002-present)
				Senator	1989-92
				TD	1992-94
			Fianna Fáil	TD	1994-
James Curran			Fianna Fáil	TD
John Curran			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin Mid West
Austin Currie	1939		unk.	Stormont MP	1964-72	Candidate in Irish presidential election, 1990
			SDLP	Mem. NI Assmb.	1973-75
			Fine Gael	TD	1989-2002
John Cushnahan	1948		Fine Gael	MEP	1989-2004

[edit] Office holders, D-G

Name	DOB	DOD	Party	Office	Term	Notes
D ...
Brendan Daly	1940		Fianna Fáil	TD	1973-92 1997-2002	Minister for the Marine (1987-1989)
				Senator	1992-97
Noel Davern	1945		Fianna Fáil	TD	1969-81 1987-	Representing Tipperary South Minister for Education (1991-1992)
				MEP	1979-84
Austin Deasy	1936		Fine Gael	Senator	1973-77	Minister for Agriculture (1982-1987)
				TD	1977-2002
John Deasy	1967		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Waterford Son of Austin Deasy
Jimmy Deenihan	1952		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Kerry North
Noel Dempsey	1953		Fianna Fáil	TD	1987-	Representing Meath Minister for Education & Science (2002-2004)
Tony Dempsey			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Westmeath
John Dennehy	1940		Fianna Fáil	TD	1987-	Representing Cork South Central
Proinsias De Rossa	1940		Workers Party	TD	1982-92	Former leader of Workers Party and Democratic Left
				MEP	1989-92
			DL	TD	1992-97
			Labour	TD	1997-2002
				MEP	1999-
Barry Desmond	1935		Labour	TD	1969-89	Minister for Social Welfare (1982-1987)
				MEP	1989-94
Eileen Desmond	1932	2005	Labour	TD	1965-69 1973-87	Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1981-1982)
				Senator	1969-73
				MEP	1979-81
Eamon de Valera	1882	1975	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-26	Born in USA. Taoiseach (1932-1948; 1951-54; 1957-1959)
			Fianna Fáil	TD	1926-59
				President	1959-73
Síle de Valera	1954		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-81 1987-	Representing Clare Minister for Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht (1997-2002)
				MEP	1979-84
Vivion de Valera	1910	1982	Fianna Fáil	TD	1945-81	Managing dir. of The Irish Press
Jimmy Devins			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Sligo-Leitrim
James Dillon	1902	1986	Centre Party	TD	1932-33	Fine Gael Leader (1959-1965)
			Fine Gael	TD	1933-42 1953-69
			Indep.	TD	1942-53
John Dillon	1851	1927	IPP	MP	1880-83 1885-1918	Leader Irish Parliamentary Party
Seán Doherty	1944	2005	Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-89 1992-2002	Minister for Justice (1982)
				Senator	1989-92
Paddy Donegan	1923	2000	Fine Gael	TD	1954-57 1961-81	Minister for Defence (1973-1977)
James Dooge	1922		Fine Gael	Senator	1961-77 1981-87	Minister for Foreign Affairs (1981-1982)
Avril Doyle	1949		Fine Gael	MEP	1999-
				TD	1982-89 1992-97
Alan Dukes	1945		Fine Gael	TD	1981-2002	Leader (1987-1990)
Bernard Durkan			Fine Gael	TD	1981-	Representing Kildare North
Mark Durkan	1960		SDLP	MLA	1998-	Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
				MP	2005-
E ...
John Ellis	1952		Fianna Fáil	TD	1981-	Representing Sligo-Leitrim
Damien English	1975		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Meath
Olwyn Enright	1974		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Laois-Offaly
James Everett	1889	1967	Labour	TD	1923-67
F ...
Frank Fahey	1951		Fianna Fáil	TD	1982-92 1997-	Representing Galway West Minister for the Marine & Natural Resources (2000-2002)
				Senator	1992-97
Jack Fahey			Fianna Fáil	TD
Frank Fahy	1880	1953	Fianna Fáil	TD
Pádraig Faulkner	1918		Fianna Fáil	TD
Martin Ferris	1958		Sinn Féin	TD	2002-	Representing Kerry North
Michael Finneran			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Longford-Roscommon
Gerry Fitt	1926	2005	Labour Party	Stormont MP	1962-64	First leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
			Rep. Labour	Stormont MP	1964-unk.
				MP	1966-73
			SDLP	MP	1973-79
			Indep.	MP	1979-83
Desmond FitzGerald	1888	1947	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-23	Minister for External Affairs (1923-1927)
			CnaG	TD	1923-33
			Fine Gael	TD	1933-38
				Senator	1938-43
Garret FitzGerald	1926		Fine Gael	Senator	1965-69	Taoiseach (1981-2, 1982-87)
				TD	1969-92
Gene FitzGerald	1932		Fianna Fáil	TD
Dermot Fitzpatrick			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin Central
Tom Fitzpatrick	1926		Fianna Fáil	TD	1965-82	Representing Dublin Central and Dublin South-Central
Tom Fitzpatrick	1918		Fine Gael	TD	1965-89	Fine Gael Minister, Ceann Comhairle
James Fitzsimons	unk.		Fianna Fáil	MEP	1984-2004
Oliver J. Flanagan	1920	1987	Indep.	TD	1943-87	Minister for Defence (1976-1977)
Seán Flanagan	1922	1993	Fianna Fáil	TD	1951-77	Minister
				MEP	1979-89
Seán Fleming			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Laois-Offaly
Beverley Flynn	1966		Fianna Fáil	TD	1997-99 2002-04	Daughter of P. Flynn
			Indep.	TD	1999-2002 2004-
Pádraig Flynn	1939		Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-93	Minister for the Environment (1987-1991)
				Commissioner	1993-99
Denis Foley	1934		Fianna Fáil	TD	-2002	Representing Kerry North
Johnny Fox				TD	1992-96
Mildred Fox	1971		Indep.	TD	1996-
G ...
Denis Gallagher	1922	2001	Fianna Fáil	TD	1973-89	Minister
Pat the Cope Gallagher	1948		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Donegal South West
Roger Garland			Greens	TD		TD for Dublin South, 1989-1992
James Geoghegan	1886	1951	Fianna Fáil	TD
John Geoghegan			Fianna Fáil	TD
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	1950		Fianna Fáil	TD	1975-97	Minister for Justice (1993-1994)
Jim Gibbons	1924	1997	Fianna Fáil	TD	1957-82	Minister for Defence (1969-1970)
Alan Gillis	unk.		unk.	MEP	1994-99
Alice Glenn	1927		Fine Gael	TD	1981-182, 1982-1987	Representing Dublin Central
Jim Glennon	1953		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North
Paul Gogarty	1968		Greens	TD	2002-	TD for Dublin Mid West
John Gormley	1959		Greens	TD	2002-	TD for Dublin South Central
Henry Grattan	1746	1820	National Party	Mem. IHC	1775-97 1800	18th century defender of Irish parliamentary independence and opponent of the Act of Union
			Whig	MP	1805-20
Noel Grealish	unk.		PD	TD	2002-
Tony Gregory	1947		Indep.	TD	1982-	Supporter of Fianna Fáil government (1982)
Arthur Griffith	1871	1922	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-22	President of Dáil Éireann (Jan-Aug 1922) & 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty delegation leader

[edit] Office holders, H-M

Name	DOB	DOD	Party	Office	Term	Notes
H ...
Mary Hanafin	1959		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dún Laoighaire
Marian Harkin			Indep.	TD	2002-
			Indep.	MEP	2004-
Mary Harney	1953		PD	TD		Tánaiste, Progressive Democrats leader
Charles Haughey	1925		Fianna Fáil	TD	unk	Taoiseach (1979-81; 1982; 1987-92)
Seán Haughey	1961		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North Central
Michael Hayes	1889	1976		TD		Ceann Comhairle (1922-1932)
Tom Hayes	1952		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Tipperary South
Tim Healy	1885	1931		MP		First Governor-General of the Irish Free State
Jackie Healy-Rae	1931		Indep.	TD	1997-	Representing Kerry South
Joe Higgins	1949			TD
Jim Higgins	1945		Fine Gael	TD	-2002
Michael D. Higgins	1941			TD		Minister Arts, Culture & Gaeltacht (1994-1997)
Patrick Hillery	1923		Fianna Fáil	President	1976-90	Sixth President of Ireland
Michael Hilliard			Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister
			Fianna Fáil	MEP
Máire Hoctor	1963		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Tipperary North
Patrick Hogan			Fine Gael	TD	1961-73
Patrick Hogan	1886	1969	Labour	TD		Ceann Comhairle (1951-1967)
Patrick Hogan	1891	1937	Fine Gael	TD	1921-37
Phil Hogan	1960		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Carlow-Kilkenny
Brendan Howlin	1956		Labour	TD	1987-	Min. for Health(1993-1994), Minister for the Environment (1994-1997)
John Hume	1937		SDLP			Leader Social Democratic and Labour Party (1979-2001)
Gemma Hussey	1938		Fine Gael	TD		Minister
Douglas Hyde	1860	1949		President	1938-1945	Founder Gaelic League, first President of Ireland
Liam Hyland	1933		Fianna Fáil	MEP	1994-2004
J ...
Joe Jacob	1939		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Wicklow
Thomas Johnson	1872	1963	Labour	TD		First Labour leader
K ...
Liam Kavanagh	1935			TD		Minister for the Environment (1983-1986)
Justin Keating	1930			TD		Minister for Industry & Commerce (1973-1977)
Cecilia Keaveney			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Donegal North East
Paul Kehoe			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Wexford
Billy Kelleher			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North Central
Peter Kelly			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Longford-Roscommon
Jim Kemmy	1936	1997	Labour	TD		Founder of the Democratic Socialist Party
Enda Kenny	1951		Fine Gael	TD		Representing Mayo Leader (2002-present)
Tony Killeen	1952		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Clare
Mark Killilea, Snr			Fianna Fáil	TD
Mark Killilea, Jnr	unk.		Fianna Fáil	MEP	1989-99
Séamus Kirk			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Louth
Eamonn Kissane			Fianna Fáil	TD
Michael F. Kitt	1914	1974	Fianna Fáil	TD
Michael P. Kitt	1950		Fianna Fáil	TD
Tom Kitt	1952		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South
L ...
Patrick Lalor	1926			TD		Minister
				MEP
Liam Lawlor	1945	2005	Fianna Fáil	TD		Spent a term in jail
Eileen Lemass	1932		Fianna Fáil	TD
Noel Lemass, Jr	1929	1976	Fianna Fáil	TD
Sean Lemass	1899	1971	Fianna Fáil	TD		Taoiseach (1959-1966)
Brian Lenihan	1930	1995	Fianna Fáil	TD	1961-73 1977-95	Minister, Tánaiste & defeated presidential candidate
Brian Lenihan, Jr	1959		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin West
Conor Lenihan	1963		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South West
Patrick Lenihan			Fianna Fáil	TD
Tom Leonard	1924	2004	Fianna Fáil	TD	1977-81 1983-87
Patrick Little			Fianna Fáil	TD
Michael Lowry	1956		Fine Gael	TD		Minister for Communications (1994-1996)
Jack Lynch	1917	1999	Fianna Fáil	TD		Taoiseach (1966-1973 & 1977-1979)
M ...
Seamus Mallon	1936		SDLP	MP		Former deputy-leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Tom Maguire	1892	1993	Sinn Féin	TD	1921-27
Bernie Malone	unk.		Labour	MEP	1994-99
Countess Markiewicz	1868	1927		TD	unk
Micheál Martin	1960		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Cork South Central Minister for Health & Children (2002-present)
Mary McAleese	1951		Fianna Fáil	President	1997-	Eighth President of Ireland
Seán MacBride	1904	1988		TD		IRA chief, minister (1948-51),lawyer and founder member of Amnesty International
John McCartin	unk.		Fine Gael	MEP	1979-2004
Pádraic McCormack	1942		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Galway West
Charlie McCreevy	1949			TD	-2004	Represented Kildare North Minister for Finance (2002-present)
Tomás MacCurtain		1920		Councillor		Lord Mayor of Cork
Jim McDaid	1949		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Donegal North East Minister for Tourism & Sport (1997-2002)
Mary Lou McDonald	1969		Sinn Féin