Noel Coonan
| Noel Coonan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 2007 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tipperary North |
| Senator | |
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In office September 2002 – May 2007 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 January 1951 Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Coonan |
Noel Coonan (born 6 January 1951) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary North constituency from 2007 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2002 to 2007.[1]
He was elected at the 2007 general election to Dáil Éireann for Tipperary North. He had been a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann in 2002 for Fine Gael, elected by the Cultural and Educational Panel.[2]
A former member of North Tipperary County Council, and Templemore Town Council he was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Tipperary North constituency at the 2002 general election.
He was the Fine Gael deputy spokesperson on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with special responsibility for Common Agricultural Policy reform from October 2010 to March 2011. He had been on deputy spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with special responsibility for Telecommunications from 2007 to 2010. He is President of the Collins 22 Society.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election [2] and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 25nd Seanad in April 2016.
References
- ↑ "Mr. Noel Coonan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Noel Coonan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Smith (Fianna Fáil) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Tipperary North 2007–2016 |
Constituency abolished |