| Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Kildare South |
| Senator | |
| In office June 2000 – May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1960 County Kildare, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Clare Meaney |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | www.seanofearghail.ie |
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (born 17 April 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2002.[1]
He comes from a farming background and previously worked for Dublin Corporation. Ó Fearghaíl first stood for election to elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, but was unsuccessful.[2] He was unsuccessful again at the 1989 general election,[2] but was elected as a member of Kildare County Council in 1985.[2]
After further defeats at the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he stood for Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in 1997. He was defeated, but won a seat in the 21st Seanad at a by-election held in June 2000 after the death of Senator Patrick McGowan.[3]
Ó Fearghaíl finally won a Dáil seat on his fifth attempt, at the 2002 general election, when he defeated the sitting Fine Gael TD (and former leader) Alan Dukes.[2] At the 2007 general election he topped he poll and was elected on the first count. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election.[2]
He is currently the Fianna Fáil party whip and spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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| Preceded by Alan Dukes (Fine Gael) |
Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Kildare South 2002–present |
Incumbent |
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