Dáil Éireann Members' Directory
Chronology of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas
Dáil Éireann 1919 - 2017
Seanad Éireann 1922 - 2017
Mr. Michael O'Kennedy
(21/02/1936 - )
Profession: Senior Counsel
Party: Fianna_Fáil (Fianna_Fáil members of the 26th Dáil)
- House: 28th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1997-2002
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 20th Seanad
- Constituency: Administrative Panel
- Period: 1993-1997
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 26th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1989-1992
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 25th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1987-1989
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 24th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1982-1987
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 23rd Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1982-1982
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 21st Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1977-1981
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 20th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1973-1977
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 19th Dáil
- Constituency: Tipperary North
- Period: 1969-1973
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 11th Seanad
- Constituency: Cultural and Educational Panel
- Period: 1965-1969
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
Details
Born 21 February 1936
20th Seanad - Deemed to have vacated his seat on election to Dáil Éireann on 18th June 1969
19th Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education [9 May 1970 to 31 January 1973]
Minister for Transport and Power [3 January 1973 to 14 March 1973]
Minister without portfolio [18 December 1972 to 3 January 1973]
21st Dáil - Minister for Foreign Affairs [5 July 1977 to 11 December 1979]
Minister for Finance [12 December 1979 to 16 December 1980 (resigned)]
Minister for Economic Planning and Development [12 December 1979 to 21 January 1980]
Minister for Energy [21 January 1980 to 22 January 1980]
Minister for Public Service [12 December 1979 to 24 March 1980]
Appointed EEC Commissioner on 5 January 1981
25th Dáil - Minister for Agriculture [10 March 1987 to 12 July 1989]
(Title changed to Agriculture and Food with effect from 31 March 1987)
26th Dáil - Minister for Agriculture and Food [12 July 1989 to 14 November 1991]
Minister for Labour [14 November 1991 to 11 February 1992]
28th Dáil - Chairman of the British-Irish Inter Parliamentary Body [1 December 1997]