Eoin Ryan (born 24 February 1953) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Dublin from 2004 to 2009, and also was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-East from 1992 to 2007.[1]
Eoin Ryan Jnr | |
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 Ryan in 2009 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office June 2004 – June 2009 | |
| Constituency | Dublin |
| Minister of State | |
| 2000–2002 | Tourism, Sport and Recreation |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1992 – May 2007 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 25 November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1953 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | James Ryan (grandfather) |
Personal life and background
editRyan was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated at St. Mary's College, Rathmines; College of Commerce, Rathmines; and Kildalton Horticulture College, County Kilkenny.
Ryan comes from an Irish political family. His father, Eoin Ryan Snr, was a senator in Seanad Éireann for a number of years. Ryan's grandfather was James Ryan, a founding-member of Fianna Fáil and a long-serving cabinet minister. His great-aunts, language teacher Josephine Ryan and chemist Phyllis Ryan served in the GPO during the 1916 Easter Rising, and married respectively general and Fine Gael politician Richard Mulcahy and president of Ireland and Fianna Fail politician Seán T. O'Kelly (who was the widower of his great-aunt Mary Kate Ryan); and his great-aunt Agnes McCullough, also an activist and member of Cumann na mBan, married Denis McCullough, Cumann na nGaedheal TD and musical entrepreneur.
Political career
editIn 1985 he was elected to Dublin City Council. In 1989 he was nominated to Seanad Éireann by then Taoiseach Charles Haughey. Ryan was elected to Dáil Éireann for the first time at the 1992 general election. He was re-elected at the 1997 general election, topping the poll in the Dublin South-East constituency.[2]
In February 2000 Ryan was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation.[3] He was not re-appointed in 2002. In 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency, sitting in the Union for Europe of the Nations group.
Ryan retired from national politics at the 2007 general election, opting to concentrate on European politics. He lost his seat at the 2009 European Parliament election.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Eoin Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "Eoin Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Ireland's Cowen Faces No-Confidence Vote After Poll". Bloomberg. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
edit- Personal profile of Eoin Ryan in the European Parliament's database of members