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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Michael Smith</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Smith,_TD_-_May_1990.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg/220px-Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg/330px-Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg/440px-Michael_Smith%2C_TD_-_May_1990.jpg 2x" data-file-width="795" data-file-height="1193" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Smith in 1990</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 October 1997 – 29 September 2004</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" title="Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Andrews_(politician)" title="David Andrews (politician)">David Andrews</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Willie_O%27Dea" title="Willie O'Dea">Willie O'Dea</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Education_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Education (Ireland)">Minister for Education</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />18 November – 15 December 1994</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Reynolds" title="Albert Reynolds">Albert Reynolds</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Brennan" title="Séamus Brennan">Séamus Brennan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Niamh_Bhreathnach" title="Niamh Bhreathnach">Niamh Bhreathnach</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for the Environment</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />14 February 1992 – 14 December 1994</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data">Albert Reynolds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rory_O%27Hanlon" title="Rory O'Hanlon">Rory O'Hanlon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister for Energy</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />24 November 1988 – 12 July 1989</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data">Charles Haughey</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Minister of State</a></th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Employment</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">1989–1991</span></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Industry and Commerce</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">1987–1988</span></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Energy</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">March 1987</span></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_the_Environment,_Climate_and_Communications" title="Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications">Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">1980–1981</span></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Agriculture</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1987_Irish_general_election" title="1987 Irish general election">February 1987</a> – <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">May 2007</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1977_Irish_general_election" title="1977 Irish general election">June 1977</a> – <a href="/wiki/February_1982_Irish_general_election" title="February 1982 Irish general election">February 1982</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1969_Irish_general_election" title="1969 Irish general election">June 1969</a> – <a href="/wiki/1973_Irish_general_election" title="1973 Irish general election">February 1973</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tipperary_North_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)">Tipperary North</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Senator</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 February 1983 – 17 February 1987</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 May 1982 – 23 February 1983</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1940-11-08</span>) </span>8 November 1940<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 84)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Roscrea" title="Roscrea">Roscrea</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Mary Smith</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1970)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady%27s_Secondary_School,_Templemore" title="Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore">CBS Templemore</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michael Smith</b> (born 8 November 1940) is an Irish former <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> politician who served as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a> from 1997 to 2004, <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Education_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Education (Ireland)">Minister for Education</a> from November 1994 to December 1994, <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for the Environment</a> from 1992 to 1994 and a <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Minister of State</a> in various governments. He served as a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) for the <a href="/wiki/Tipperary_North_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)">Tipperary North</a> constituency from 1969 to 1973, 1977 to 1981 and 1987 to 2002. He also served as a <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Senator</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a> from 1983 to 1987 and for the <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a> from May 1982 to December 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_education">Background and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Smith_(Irish_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was born in <a href="/wiki/Roscrea" title="Roscrea">Roscrea</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a> in 1940. He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady%27s_Secondary_School,_Templemore" title="Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore">CBS Templemore</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a>. Smith worked as a farmer before entering <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1969_Irish_general_election" title="1969 Irish general election">1969 general election</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> TD for the Tipperary North constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He lost his seat at the <a href="/wiki/1973_Irish_general_election" title="1973 Irish general election">1973 general election</a> but was re-elected to Dáil Éireann at the <a href="/wiki/1977_Irish_general_election" title="1977 Irish general election">1977 general election</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Smith_(Irish_politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Smith_(Irish_politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980, the <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Haughey" title="Charles Haughey">Charles Haughey</a> appointed him <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture</a>. Smith lost his Dáil seat again at the <a href="/wiki/February_1982_Irish_general_election" title="February 1982 Irish general election">February 1982 general election</a>, and failed to regain it at the <a href="/wiki/November_1982_Irish_general_election" title="November 1982 Irish general election">November 1982 general election</a>. He spent the next five years as a Senator in <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a>, elected first by the <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a> and then by the <a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a>, before his re-election to the Dáil at the <a href="/wiki/1987_Irish_general_election" title="1987 Irish general election">1987 general election</a>. </p><p>When Smith was returned to the Dáil in 1987, he was appointed <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister of State at the Department of Energy</a>. He was appointed to cabinet as the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister for Energy</a> in 1988. His stay in cabinet was brief; following the <a href="/wiki/1989_Irish_general_election" title="1989 Irish general election">1989 general election</a> he was demoted to <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1992–2007"><span id="1992.E2.80.932007"></span>1992–2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Smith_(Irish_politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1992–2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 1992, he returned to cabinet for two years as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for the Environment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mapp22_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapp22-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mapp_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He held office until Fianna Fáil left government in December 1994. </p><p>After the 1997 election, Fianna Fáil returned to government and Smith was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Education" title="Minister of State at the Department of Education">Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1997, he replaced <a href="/wiki/David_Andrews_(politician)" title="David Andrews (politician)">David Andrews</a> as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a>, and held that position until he was dropped from the cabinet in a reshuffle in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure Smith dealt with the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Army_deafness_claims" title="Irish Army deafness claims">Army deafness compensation issue</a> that ultimately resulted in claims of €300 million against the State. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007 general election</a> he lost his seat to <a href="/wiki/Noel_Coonan" title="Noel Coonan">Noel Coonan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture</a> </b><br />1980–1981 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>New office</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_the_Environment,_Climate_and_Communications" title="Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications">Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry</a> </b><br />March 1987 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>New office</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister of State at the Department of Energy</a> </b><br />1987–1988 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Liam_Aylward" title="Liam Aylward">Liam Aylward</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Burke_(Irish_politician)" title="Ray Burke (Irish politician)">Ray Burke</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister for Energy</a> </b><br />1988–1989 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Molloy" title="Bobby Molloy">Bobby Molloy</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_McCarthy_(Tipperary_politician)" title="Seán McCarthy (Tipperary politician)">Seán McCarthy</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce</a> </b><br />1989–1991 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Rory_O%27Hanlon" title="Rory O'Hanlon">Rory 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tipperary_North_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tipperary_North_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1948 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDFFDD"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kinane" title="Patrick Kinane">Patrick Kinane</a><br />(CnaP) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="Mary Ryan (Irish politician)">Mary Ryan</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Morrissey" title="Daniel Morrissey">Daniel Morrissey</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>1951 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/John_Fanning_(Irish_politician)" title="John Fanning (Irish politician)">John Fanning</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th</td> <td>1957 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Tierney_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Tierney (Irish politician)">Patrick Tierney</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>1961 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dunne_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Dunne (Irish politician)">Thomas Dunne</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>1969 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Kennedy" title="Michael O'Kennedy">Michael O'Kennedy</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michael Smith</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>20th</td> <td>1973 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/John_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="John Ryan (Irish politician)">John Ryan</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>1977 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michael Smith</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>22nd</td> <td>1981 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/David_Molony" title="David Molony">David Molony</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>23rd</td> <td>1982 (Feb) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Kennedy" title="Michael O'Kennedy">Michael O'Kennedy</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>1982 (Nov) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25th</td> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Michael Lowry</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michael Smith</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>1992 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="John Ryan (Irish politician)">John Ryan</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>28th</td> <td>1997 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Michael Lowry</a><br />(Ind) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Kennedy" title="Michael O'Kennedy">Michael O'Kennedy</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>2002 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1ire_Hoctor" title="Máire Hoctor">Máire Hoctor</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30th</td> <td>2007 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Noel_Coonan" title="Noel Coonan">Noel Coonan</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>31st</td> <td>2011 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>32nd</td> <td>2016 </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Constituency abolished. 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title="Sean Conway (Irish politician)">Sean Conway</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Cranitch" title="Micheál Cranitch">Micheál Cranitch</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tras_Honan" title="Tras Honan">Tras Honan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Kenneally" title="Billy Kenneally">Billy Kenneally</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flor_O%27Mahony" title="Flor O'Mahony">Flor O'Mahony</a> (Lab)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Durkan" title="Bernard Durkan">Bernard Durkan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hourigan" title="Richard Hourigan">Richard Hourigan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lennon" title="Joseph Lennon">Joseph Lennon</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mannion_Jnr" title="John Mannion Jnr">John Mannion Jnr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Toole" title="Martin O'Toole">Martin O'Toole</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="William Ryan (Irish politician)">William Ryan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michael Smith</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational 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Reynolds (politician)">Patrick J. Reynolds</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monica_Barnes" title="Monica Barnes">Monica Barnes</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toddie_Byrne" title="Toddie Byrne">Toddie Byrne</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Cregan" title="Denis Cregan">Denis Cregan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Dowling" title="Dick Dowling">Dick Dowling</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Hanafin" title="Des Hanafin">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Herbert" title="Tony Herbert">Tony Herbert</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Killilea_Jnr" title="Mark Killilea Jnr">Mark Killilea Jnr</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_O%27Connell_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)">Maurice O'Connell</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_West" title="Trevor West">Trevor West</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. Murphy">John A. Murphy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paudge_Brennan" title="Paudge Brennan">Paudge Brennan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flor_Crowley" title="Flor Crowley">Flor Crowley</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camilla_Hannon" title="Camilla Hannon">Camilla Hannon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Larkin_(Independent_Fianna_F%C3%A1il)" title="James Larkin (Independent Fianna Fáil)">James Larkin</a> (Ind FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Mara" title="P. J. Mara">P. J. Mara</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_McGlinchey" title="Bernard McGlinchey">Bernard McGlinchey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._J._Nolan" title="M. J. Nolan">M. J. Nolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_O%27Keeffe" title="Ned O'Keeffe">Ned O'Keeffe</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robb_(surgeon)" title="John Robb (surgeon)">John Robb</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Wright" title="G. V. Wright">G. V. Wright</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominated December 1982</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aidan_Eames" title="Aidan Eames">Aidan Eames</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Connor_(businessman)" title="Seán O'Connor (businessman)">Seán O'Connor</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Wall_(Irish_politician)" title="Frank Wall (Irish politician)">Frank Wall</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li> <li>Ind FF: <a href="/wiki/Independent_Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Independent Fianna Fáil">Independent Fianna Fáil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_16th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_17th_Seanad_(1983–1987)_»_18th_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Template talk:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="«_16th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_17th_Seanad_(1983–1987)_»_18th_Seanad_»" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><small>« <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_16th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 16th Seanad">16th Seanad</a></i> «</small>   <span style="padding:0 4.5em"><a href="/wiki/17th_Seanad" title="17th Seanad">Members of the 17th Seanad</a> (1983–1987)</span> <small>» <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_18th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 18th Seanad">18th Seanad</a></i> »</small></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cathaoirleach" title="Cathaoirleach">Cathaoirleach</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Reynolds_(politician)" title="Patrick J. 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