Edward Collins (Irish politician)
- Edward Collins (Irish politician)
Edward Collins (born 1 February 1941) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. He first stood for election in the Waterford constituency in a by-election in 1966, but was unsuccessful. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the 1969 general election and was re-elected at each subsequent election until he was defeated at the 1987 general election. He served as a Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Energy from 1981–82 and 1982–83. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism from 1983 until his dismissal in 1986, after refusing the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald's request to resign. [cite web
url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1986/0924/Pg001.html#Ar00100:36455439256618E27F1D62A02402B227E2CE3B53403E43553A03C93CA3DC31843D3454533374DE3614F139E5543C75663C56193EE62C3156913406A338E6DF3B86F23B87993E47AC3A68083D081B45845F486475
title=Collins sacked after refusing Taoiseach's request to resign
date=1986-09-22
accessdate=2008-01-29
publisher=The Irish Times ]
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External links
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2973 Edward Collins' electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
*oireachtas-database
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