John Stafford (Irish politician)
John Stafford (born 1944) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 1987 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1989 general election, but lost his seat at the 1992 general election when he stood in the Dublin North-Central constituency due to the 1992 boundary revisions
A member of Dublin City Council, Stafford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1997 to 1998,[3] and later proposed the motion which led to the council supporting the construction of the Spire of Dublin. The spire was opposed by his brother, Councillor Tom Stafford.
References
- ↑ "Mr. John Stafford". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ "John Stafford". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Previous Lord Mayors of Dublin". Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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Preceded by Brendan Lynch |
Lord Mayor of Dublin 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Joe Doyle |
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