Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fáil)

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For the Dublin Fine Gael politician, see Hugh Byrne (Fine Gael).

For other persons named Hugh Byrne, see Hugh Byrne (disambiguation).

Hugh Byrne (born 3 September 1943) is a former Fianna Fáil politician from County Wexford in Ireland. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency for a total of 18 years, and a Senator for three years.

Byrne was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1981 general election. He lost his seat at the 1989 general election but was Nominated by the Taoiseach to the 19th Seanad. He regained his Dáil seat at the subsequent 1992 election and retained it until again losing it at the 2002 general election to party colleague Tony Dempsey. From 1997 to 2002 Byrne was a Minister of State for Marine and Natural Resources.

He played Gaelic football for Wexford Senior football team and was a member of the Kildare Senior Hurling team^[1].

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This page incorporates information from this member's entry in the Oireachtas Members Database

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Political Biography in The Irish Times

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Cathaoirleach Seán Doherty (FF) (1989–92) • Seán Fallon (FF) (1992–93) Leader of the Seanad Mick Lanigan (FF) (1989–90) • Seán Fallon (FF) (1990–92) • G. V. Wright (FF) (1992–93)

Administrative Panel	Joe Costello (Lab) • Seán Doherty (FF) • Michael Finneran (FF) • Seán Haughey (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • Patrick Kennedy (FG) • Tom Raftery (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Avril Doyle (FG) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Richard Hourigan (FG) • Thomas Hussey (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Seán McCarthy (FF) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Liam Naughten (FG) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • Pat Upton (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Joe O'Reilly (FG) • Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) • Richard Conroy (FF) • Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) • Seán Fallon (FF) • William Farrell (FF) • Denis Foley (FF) • Michael Howard (FG) • John Ryan (Lab) • Myles Staunton (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Mary Jackman (FG) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Larry McMahon (FG) • Brian Mullooly (FF) • Dan Neville (FG) • Pól Ó Foighil (FG) • Batt O'Keeffe (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Carmencita Hederman (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Olga Bennett (FF) • Hugh Byrne (FF) • Martin Cullen (PD) • John Dardis (PD) • Helen Keogh (PD) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Tony McKenna (FF) • Denis O'Donovan (FF) • Donal Ormonde (FF) • Eoin Ryan, Jnr (FF) • G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1992 Brendan Daly (FF) • Pat Farrell (FF) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Dick Roche (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent