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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	MEP	2002-
Michael McDowell	1951		PD	TD		Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform
Seán MacEntee	1889	1984		TD		Tánaiste (1959-1965)
Shane McEntee			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Meath
Tom McEllistrim, Snr	1894	1973	Fianna Fáil	TD
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr	1932	2000	Fianna Fáil	TD
Tom McEllistrim III	1968		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Kerry North
Patrick McGilligan	1889	1979		TD		Minister for Industry & Commerce (1924-1932)
Dinny McGinley			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Donegal South West
Tomás Mac Giolla	1924		Workers	TD		former leader of The Workers Party
Paul McGrath			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Westmeath
John McGuinness	unk.		Fianna Fáil	TD	unk.	Representing Carlow-Kilkenny
Mairead McGuinness			Fine Gael	MEP	2004-
Martin McGuinness	1950		Sinn Féin			Chief Negotiator on Belfast Agreement
Patricia McKenna	1957		Green	MEP	1994-2004	MEP for Dublin
Eoin MacNeill	1867	1945		TD		Minister for Education (1923-1925)
Ray MacSharry	1938		Fianna Fáil	TD		Tánaiste (1981-1982)
Terence MacSwiney		1920		Councillor		Lord Mayor of Cork
Gay Mitchell	1951		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South Central
Jim Mitchell	1946	2002	Fine Gael	TD		Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (1982-1987)
Olivia Mitchell	1947		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South
Bobby Molloy	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD	1965-86	Minister for Defence (1977-1979)
			PD	TD	1986-2002
John Moloney			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Laois-Offaly
Seán Moore			Fianna Fáil	TD
Seán Moylon	1888	1957	Fianna Fáil	TD
Donal Moynihan			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North West
Michael Moynihan	unk.		Labour	TD	unk.	Representing Kerry South
Michael Moynihan	1968		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North West
Michael Mulcahy			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South Central
Richard Mulcahy	1886	1971	Fine Gael	TD		Fine Gael leader (1944-1959)
Gerard Murphy	1951		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North West

[edit] Office holders, N-Q

Name	DOB	DOD	Party	Office	Term	Notes
N ...
Denis Naughten	1973		Fine Gael	TD	1997-	Representing Longford-Roscommon
Liam Naughten		1996	Fine Gael	TD		Representing Longford-Roscommon
Dan Neville			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Limerick West
M.J. Nolan	1951		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Carlow-Kilkenny
Tom Nolan			Fianna Fáil	TD
Michael J. Noonan	1935		Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister
Michael Noonan	1943		Fine Gael	TD		Representing Limerick East Leader (2001-2002)
David Norris	1944			Senator		Senator, Joycean scholar and gay rights campaigner
William Norton	1900	1960		TD		Tánaiste (1948-1951 & 1954-1957)
O ...
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh	1932		Sinn Féin			Former leader of Sinn Féin
Donnchadh Ó Briain			Fianna Fáil	TD
Conor Cruise O'Brien	1917			TD	unk	Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (1973-1977)
William O'Brien	1852	1928		MP		Irish National Land League activist
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin	1953		Sinn Féin	TD	unk
Daniel O'Connell	1775	1847				The Liberator - leader of campaign for Catholic Emancipation
John O'Connell	1930		Fianna Fáil	TD
Charlie O'Connor	1946		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin South West
Chubb O'Connor	unk.		Fianna Fáil	TD	unk.	Representing Kerry South
Éamon Ó Cuív	1950		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Galway West Minister for Culture, Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs (2002-present)
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh	1911	1978		President	1974-76	Fifth President of Ireland
Willie O'Dea	1952		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Limerick East
Tomás Ó Deirg	1897	1956		TD		Minister for Education (1932-1939)
Denis O'Donovan			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork South West
Patrick O'Donnell			Fine Gael	TD		Minister
Tom O'Donnell	1926		Fine Gael	TD	1961-87	Minister (73-77)
John O'Donoghue	1956		Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister for Arts, Tourism and Sport (2002-present)
Martin O'Donoghue	1933		Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister for Economic Planning & Development (1977-1979)
Fergus O'Dowd	1948		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Louth
Seán O'Fearghaill			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Kildare South
Noel O'Flynn			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North Central
Rory O'Hanlon	1934		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Cavan-Monaghan Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
Kevin O'Higgins	1892	1927		TD		Minister for Home Affairs (1923-1927)
Tom O'Higgins	1916	2003		TD		Candidate Irish presidential election, 1966 & 1973
Thomas F. O'Higgins				TD		Minister for Health (1948-1951)
Batt O'Keeffe	1945		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork South Central
Jim O'Keeffe	1941		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Cork South West
Ned O'Keeffe	1942		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork East
Seán T. O'Kelly	1882	1966		President	1945-59	Second President of Ireland
Michael O'Kennedy	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister for Foreign Affairs (1977-1979)
John O'Leary	1933		Fianna Fáil	TD	-1997	Representing Kerry South
Michael O'Leary	1936	2006	Labour	TD		Leader (1981-1982)
Desmond O'Malley	1936		Fianna Fáil	TD		Leader of Progressive Democrats (1985-1993)
			PD	TD
Donagh O'Malley	1921	1968	Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister for Education
Fiona O'Malley			PD	TD	2002-	Daughter of Des O'Malley
Tim O'Malley	1944		PD	TD	2002-
Micheál Ó Móráin				TD		Minister
Seán Ó Neachtain	unk.		Fianna Fáil	MEP	2002-
John Ormonde			Fianna Fáil	TD
Mary O'Rourke	1937		Fianna Fáil	TD	-2004	Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
			Fianna Fáil	Senator	2004-
Paddy O'Toole			Fine Gael	TD		Minister
Nora Owen	1945		Fine Gael	TD		Minister for Justice (1994-1997)
P ...
Charles Stewart Parnell	1846	1891		MP	1874-91	Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
Ian Paisley	1926		DUP	MP		Leader Democratic Unionist Party
			DUP	MEP
			DUP	MLA
Séamus Pattison	1936		Labour	TD	1961-	Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann (1997-2002)
				MEP	1981-83
John Perry	1956		Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Sligo-Leitrim
George Noble Plunkett	1851	1948	Sinn Féin	MP
Paddy Power	1928		Fianna Fáil	TD
Peter Power			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Limerick East
Seán Power	1960		Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Kildare South
Q ...
Ruairí Quinn	1946		Labour	TD		Leader (1997-2002)

[edit] Office holders, R-Y

Name	DOB	DOD	Party	Office	Term	Notes
R ...
Pat Rabbitte	1949		Workers Party	TD	1989-92	Leader of the Labour Party
			DL	TD	1992-97
			Labour	TD	1997-
John Redmond	1856	1918	IPP	MP		Leader Irish Parliamentary Party
Albert Reynolds	1932		Fianna Fáil	TD	-2002	Taoiseach (1992-1994)
Michael Ring			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Mayo
Mary Robinson	1944			Senator		Seventh President of Ireland
				President	1990-1997
Boyle Roche	unk	unk	unk	Mem. IHC	unk	Eighteenth century member Irish House of Commons
Dick Roche			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Wicklow
P.J. Ruttledge			Fianna Fáil	TD
Eamon Ryan			Greens	TD		Prospective Presidential Candidate 2004, TD for Dublin South
Eoin Ryan Jr.	1953		Fianna Fáil	Senator	1989-92	Representing Dublin South Eastl
				TD	1992-
				MEP	2004-
Eoin Ryan Sr.	1920	2001	Fianna Fáil	Senator	1957-87
James Ryan	1891	1970	Sinn Féin	TD	1918-26	Minister for Finance (1957-1965)
			Fianna Fáil	TD	1926-65
				Senator	1965-69
Richie Ryan	1929		Fine Gael	TD	1961-82	Minister for Finance (1973-1977)
			Fine Gael	MEP
S ...
Trevor Sargent			Greens	TD		Green Party Leader, TD for Dublin North
Dana, Rosemary Scallon	1951		Indep.	MEP	1999-2004	Representing Connacht/Ulster
Mae Sexton	unk.	1955	PD	TD	2002-
Alan Shatter	1951		Fine Gael	TD	unk
D. D. (Daniel Desmond) Sheehan	1873	1948	Nationalist	MP	1901-07	First independent Labour MP
			Indep.	MP	1906-18
Kathy Sinnott				MEP	2004-	Disability rights campaigner
Brendan Smith			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cavan-Monaghan
Michael Smith	1943		Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister for Defence (1997-2004)
Paddy Smith				TD		Minister
Dick Spring	1950		Labour	TD		Tánaiste (1982-1987 & 1992-1997)
Emmet Stagg			Labour	TD	1987-	TD for Kildare North
David Stanton			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Cork East
Gerard Sweetman	1908	1970		TD		Minister for Finance (1954-1957)
T ...
Mervyn Taylor	1931			TD		Minister for Equality & Law Reform (1993-1997)
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn	1951			TD
Billy Timmins			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Wicklow
Oscar Traynor	1886	1963		TD		Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (1936)
Noel Treacy			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Galway East
David Trimble			UUP			former First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
James Tully	1915	1992	Labour	TD		Minister for Local Government (1973-1977)
Jim Tunney	1923	2002	Fianna Fáil	TD		Minister of State
Liam Twomey			Fine Gael	TD	2002-	Representing Wexford
U ...
Domhnall Ua Buachalla			Fianna Fáil	TD		Governor-General (1932-36/7)
W ...
Dan Wallace			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Cork North Central
Mary Wallace			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Meath
Joe Walsh	1943		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Cork South West Minister for Agriculture
Hon. Arthur Wellesley	1759	1852	unk	Mem. IHC*	unk	Member of Irish House of Commons, military leader and British Prime Minister
Ollie Wilkinson			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Waterford
John Wilson			Fianna Fáil	TD		Tánaiste (1990-1992)
Michael Woods	1935		Fianna Fáil	TD		Representing Dublin North East Minister for Education & Science (200-2002)
G.V. Wright			Fianna Fáil	TD	2002-	Representing Dublin North
Y ...
Ivan Yates	1959		Fine Gael	TD		Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry (1994-1997)

[edit] Notable others (activists etc)

This list features Irish activists and revolutionaries, strategists, unelected office holders, unsuccessful election candidates, Irish people in the politics of other nations, historical Irish figures etc. It also includes Lords Lieutenant and Governors General, representatives of the King

Name	DOB	DOD	Notes
Frederick Boland			Diplomat and Irish delegate to UN
Brian Boru	941	1014	High King of Ireland 1002-1014
Edmund Burke	1729	1797	Statesman, Whig MP
Sir Ulick Burke, 5th Earl of Clanricarde		1657	5th Earl of Clanricarde
James Butler	1610	1688	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,12th Earl of Ormonde
Roger Casement			Human rights campaigner turned revolutionary
Eamonn Ceannt			Signatory of 1916 Proclamation
Thomas J. Clarke			Signatory of 1916 Proclamation
James Connolly	1868	1916	Scottish-born socialist, founder of the Labour Party and Easter Rising participant
Mairead Corrigan	1944	-	Co-winner with Betty Williams of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976
Thomas D'Arcy McGee			Promoter of a federal union for the Canadian provinces
Patrick Darcy	1598	1668	Active during Irish Confederate Wars
Michael Davitt	1846	1906	Irish National Land League founder
Robert Emmet			Leader of 1803 rebellion
Lord Edward FitzGerald			18th Century aristocratic revolutionary
Garret Fitzgerald			The Great Earl of Kildare
Richard Martin fitz Oliver	1602	1648	Leader during Irish Confederate Wars, approx dob
Willam Joyce			Lord Haw Haw, Nazi propagandist
Jim Larkin	1876	1947	Irish Labour leader
Seán Lester	1888	1959	Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Richard Martin	1754	1834	Supporter of Irish Catholic Emancipation, co-founder RSPCA
Edward Martyn	1859	1923
Seán MacBride	1904	1988	Winner of the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize and the 1976 Lenin Peace Prize
Seán Mac Diarmada			Signatory of 1916 Proclamation
Thomas MacDonagh			Signatory of 1916 Proclamation
Seán Mac Eoin	1893	1973	Candidate in Irish presidential election, 1959
Henry Joy McCracken			Ulster leader of 1798 rebellion
Dermot McMurrough			King of Leinster
James McNeill	1902	1986	Second Governor-General of the Irish Free State
Derek Nally	1936		Indep. Candidate in the Irish presidential election, 1997
Rory O'Connor			High King of Ireland
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa		1915	Veteran Fenian leader
Eoin O'Duffy	1892	1944	Leader of the Blueshirts
The O'Rahilly			1916 Leader
St. Laurence O'Toole			Archbishop of Dublin 1128-80
Earl Longford			Irish-born UK cabinet minister and author
Padraic Pearse			Easter Rising leader, poet, teacher
Joseph Mary Plunkett			Signatory of 1916 Proclamation
Patrick Sarsfield			Earl of Lucan - military leader
Theobald Wolfe Tone			Nationalist Leader
Betty Williams	1943	-	Co-winner with Mairead Corrigan of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize
T.K. Whitaker			Architect of post-war economic development

[edit] Facts

Data as-of November 2006

[edit] Oldest living former office-holders

Kit Ahern, former Senator/TD (born 1915)

Conor Cruise O'Brien, former Minister (born 1917)

Pádraig Faulkner, former Minister (born March 1918)

Michael ffrench O'Carroll, former TD/Senator (born 1919)

Liam Cosgrave, former Taoiseach (born 1920)

Michael Yeats, former Senator (born 1921)

James Dooge, former Senator/Minister (born 1922)

Patrick Hillery, former President (born 1923)

John P. Wilson, former Minister (born 1923)

Seán Treacy, former Ceann Comhairle (born 1923)

[edit] Oldest ever office-holders

Eamon de Valera, retired as President aged 91 in 1973

Gerald Boland, retired as Senator aged 84 in 1969

Seán MacEntee, retired as TD aged 80 in 1969

Maurice Hayes, current Senator, aged 79 as-of 2006

James Everett, died as TD aged 78 in 1967

James Ryan, retired as Senator aged 77 in 1969

Sean T. O'Kelly, retired as President aged 77 in 1959

Paddy Smith, retired as TD aged 76 in 1977

[edit] Youngest ever office-holders

Ivan Yates, TD aged 21y, 8m in 1981

Mary Coughlan, TD aged 21y, 9m in 1987

John Bruton, TD aged 22y, 1m in 1969

Paddy Smith, TD aged 22y, 2m in 1923

Síle de Valera, TD aged 22y 6m in 1977

Oliver J. Flanagan, TD aged 23y, 1m in 1943

Liam Cosgrave, TD aged 23y, 2m in 1943

[edit] Earliest cabinet with members still surviving

Costello 1954-57 - Liam Cosgrave

Lemass 1959-61 - Patrick Hillery

Lemass 1961-65 - Patrick Hillery

Lemass 1965-66 - Patrick Hillery

Lynch 1966-69 - Patrick Hillery, Pádraig Faulkner, Patrick Lalor

Lynch 1969-73 - Patrick Hillery, Pádraig Faulkner, Patrick Lalor, Desmond O'Malley, Michael O'Kennedy, Gerard Collins, Bobby Molloy

[edit] Earliest Dáil with members still surviving

11th Dáil, 1943 - Liam Cosgrave

12th Dáil, 1944 - Liam Cosgrave

13th Dáil, 1948 - Liam Cosgrave

14th Dáil, 1951 - Liam Cosgrave, Declan Costello, Patrick Hillery, Michael ffrench O'Carroll

15th Dáil, 1954 - Liam Cosgrave, Declan Costello, Patrick Hillery

16th Dáil, 1957 - Liam Cosgrave, Declan Costello, Patrick Hillery, Brigid Hogan, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh

[edit] Longest lived former office-holder

Aged 91 or more at time of death

Gearóid O'Sullivan died 1994 aged 102+

Tom Maguire died 1993 aged 101

Domhnall Ua Buachalla died 1963 aged 97

George Noble Plunkett died 1951 aged 97

Seán MacEntee died 1984 aged 95

Kathleen Clarke died in 1972 aged 94y 6m

Robert Barton, died in 1975 aged 94

Peadar O'Donnell, died in 1986 aged 93

Patrick Finucane died in 1984 aged 93

Eamon de Valera died 1975 aged 92y 10m

Patrick Shanahan died 2000 aged 91y 11m

Kit Ahern, born 1915, aged 91y 10m as-of November 2006

[edit] Longest surviving Members of the 1st Dáil

Seán MacEntee (died 1984)

Eamon de Valera (died Aug 29 1975)

Robert Barton (died Aug 10 1975)

Richard Mulcahy (died 1971)

James Ryan (died 1970)

[edit] Longest serving Cabinet Ministers

Seán Lemass Minister for Industry & Commerce 19 years

Eamon de Valera Minister for External Affairs 16 years

Frank Aiken Minister for External Affairs 15 years

James Ryan Minister for Agriculture 15 years

Seán MacEntee Minister for Finance 10 years

[edit] People appointed to cabinet at the start of their first term as TD

Alan Dukes

Niamh Bhreathnach

Martin O'Donoghue

Kevin Boland

Noel Browne

[edit] Oldest person currently in office

Politicians born before 1940

Maurice Hayes, Senator (born 1927)

Jackie Healy-Rae, TD (born 1931)

Eddie Bohan, Senator (born 1932)

Rory O'Hanlon, TD (born Feb 1934)

Rory Kiely, Senator (born May 1934)

Joe Sherlock, TD (born Sep 1935)

Michael Woods, TD (born Dec 1935)

Séamus Pattison, TD (born Apr 1936)

Feargal Quinn, Senator (born Nov 1936)

Mary O'Rourke, Senator (born 1937)

Don Lydon, Senator (born 1938)

Joe Jacob, TD (born 1939)

[edit] Youngest Person currently in office

Politicians born after 1971

Simon Coveney, TD (born 1972)

Paul Kehoe, TD (born Jan 1973)

Denis Naughten, TD (born June 1973)

Marc MacSharry, Senator (born July 1973)

Fergal Browne, Senator (born Sept 1973)

Niall Blaney, TD (born Jan 1974)

Olwyn Enright, TD (born July 1974)

Michael McCarthy, Senator (born 1976)

Damien English, TD (born Feb 1978)

John Paul Phelan, Senator (born Sept 1978)

[edit] Oldest current Ministers

Dick Roche (born 1947)

Seamus Brennan (born 1948)

Éamon Ó Cuív (born 1950)

Michael McDowell (born 1951)

[edit] Youngest current Ministers

Mary Coughlan (born 1965)

Micheál Martin (born 1960)

Brian Cowen (born 1960)

Mary Hanafin (born 1959)

[edit] Longest service (in one role)

See also: List of longest-serving members of Dáil Éireann

Paddy Smith 53y 11m as TD

Frank Aiken 49y 6m as TD

Neil Blaney 46y 10m as TD

James Ryan 46y 4m as TD

Tom McEllistrim, Snr 45y 10m as TD

Seán MacEntee 45y 6m as TD

Séamus Pattison 45y 1m as TD (as-of November 2006)

Seán Lemass 44y 7m as TD

James Everett 44y 4m as TD

Oliver J. Flanagan 43y 8m as TD

[edit] Longest service (cumulative)

Eamon de Valera 55y (TD, President)

Paddy Smith 54y (TD)

Frank Aiken 50y (TD)

James Ryan 50y (TD, Senator)

Neil Blaney 47y (TD, MEP)

Gerald Boland 46y (TD, Senator)

[edit] Currently in office, longest service (as-of November 2006)

Séamus Pattison (elected 1961, 45y, 1m TD/MEP)

Noel Davern (elected 1969, 34y, 9m TD/MEP)

Michael Smith (elected 1969, 33y 1m, TD/Senator)

Enda Kenny (elected 1975, 31y 0m, TD)

Ruairi Quinn (elected 1976, 30y 4m, Senator/TD)

Michael D. Higgins (elected 1973, 29y, 9m, Senator/TD)

Bertie Ahern (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD)

Rory O'Hanlon (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD)

Seamus Brennan (elected 1977, 29y, 5m Senator/TD)

Liam Aylward (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD/MEP)

Joe Walsh (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD/Senator)

Jim O'Keeffe (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD)

Mary Harney (elected 1977, 29y, 5m Senator/TD)

Michael Woods (elected 1977, 29y, 5m TD)

John Ellis (elected 1977, 29y, 5m, Seantor/TD)

Síle de Valera (elected 1977, 26y, 10m TD/MEP)

[edit] Longest service as MEP

Ian Paisley 25y

John McCartin 25y

Mary Banotti 20y

Niall Andrews 20y

Jim Fitzsimons 20y

[edit] See also

• List of Irish people
• Members of the 29th Dáil
• Families in the Oireachtas
• Father of the Dáil
• List of Taoisigh by important facts