Michael Dawson (businessman)

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For other persons named Michael Dawson, see Michael Dawson (disambiguation).

Michael Dawson is an entrepreneur and former politician from County Dublin in Ireland. He served briefly as a senator in 1989, when he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 18th Seanad to fill a vacancy after the 1989 general election.^[1]

He later founded the Gift Voucher Shop, a company which sells gift vouchers on behalf of 600 retailers through the Irish Post Office network, online and over the phone.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Mr. Michael Dawson. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
^ SFA National Small Business Awards 2007. Bank of Ireland Business Banking. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.

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The Gift Voucher Shop

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Industrial & Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) • Jack Daly (FG) • Sean Fallon (FF) • Willie Farrell (FF) • Jack Fitzsimons (FF) • Phil Hogan (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Brian O'Shea (Lab) • Gerry Reynolds (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) • Denis Cregan (FG) • Nuala Fennell (FG) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Peter Kelleher (FG) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Larry McMahon (FG) • Brian Mullooly (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	David Norris (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Cullimore (FF) • Éamon de Buitléar (Ind) • George Eogan (Ind) • Brian Friel (Ind) • John Magnier (Ind) • John Robb (Ind) • Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) • Jimmy Mulroy (FF) • Vivian O'Callaghan (FF) • John O'Connell (FF) • Nicholas O'Connor (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1988: Tony Bromell (FF) • 1989: Michael Dawson (??) • Paul Kavanagh (??) • Frank McDonell (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party