- Eoin Ryan, Jnr
Eoin Ryan (born 24 February 1953) is an Irish
Fianna Fáil politician. He is aMember of the European Parliament for Dublin and is a formerTeachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South East.Ryan was born in
Dublin in 1953 and educated at St. Mary's College, Rathmines, College of Commerce, Rathmines and Kildalton Horticulture College,County Kilkenny . He first became involved in politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin City Council. In 1989 he was elected toSeanad Éireann . Ryan was elected toDáil Éireann for the first time in the 1992 general election. He was re-elected in the 1997 general election, topping the poll in the Dublin South East constituency.In 1999 Ryan was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Local Government with responsibility for National Drug Strategy. In 2004 he was elected to the
European Parliament for Dublin. He subsequently joined theUnion for a Europe of Nations grouping.Eoin Ryan comes from a famed Irish political dynasty. His father, also called Eoin Ryan, was a
Senator inSeanad Éireann for a number of years. Ryan's grandfather was James Ryan, a founding-member ofFianna Fáil and a long-serving Cabinet Minister.He retired from national politics at the 2007 general election, opting to concentrate on European politics. He is married with three children.
References
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3652 Eoin Ryan's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
*oireachtas-databaseExternal links
* [http://www.fiannafail.ie/person.php4?show=TD&pid=27&bid=27 Eoin Ryan's page on the Fianna Fáil website]
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