Bill Cotter

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William "Bill" Cotter (born 10 February 1943)^[1] is a former Fine Gael politician in Ireland.

A school principal before entering politics,^[1] he was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, when he stood in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency at the 1989 general election to the 26th Dáil. He lost his seat at the next election in 1992, but in the subsequent elections to the 20th Seanad he was elected on the Labour Panel.^[2]

At the 1997 general election, he was stood again in Cavan-Monaghan, but did not regain his seat.^[2] He was also defeated in the following elections to the 21st Seanad,^[3] and did not stand again for either the Dáil or Seanad.

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