Liam Aylward
| Liam Aylward MEP | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Fitzsimons |
| Constituency | East |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1977 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1952 County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Website | www.liamaylward.com |
Liam Aylward (born 27 September 1952) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East constituency. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow–Kilkenny from 1977–2007.[1]
Liam Aylward was born in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny in 1952. He was educated at St Kierans College, Kilkenny. He worked as a laboratory technician before getting involved in politics. He was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 1974, serving on that authority until 1992.
Aylward was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election for Carlow–Kilkenny in what proved to be a landslide for Fianna Fáil.[2] Since then he has served as Minister of State at the Department of Energy (1988–1989), at the Department of Education (1992–1994) and at the Department of Agriculture & Food (2002–2004). In 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament for Fianna Fáil, which was then part of the Union for a Europe of Nations.
Since the 2009 European Parliament elections, Fianna Fáil is now affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Aylward is a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the delegation for relations with Mercosur and the delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. Aylward is also a substitute member of the Committee on Culture and Education and the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Because dual mandate legislation forbids Members of the European Parliament from seeking re-election as members of their national legislatures, Liam Aylward retired at the 2007 general election. He was succeeded as a Fianna Fáil TD by his brother, Bobby Aylward. He is the son of the Bob Aylward who served as a Fianna Fáil senator.
Aylward has opted not to receive a ministerial pension but still receives annual pension payments of around €50,000 from his time as a TD.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr. Liam Aylward". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=27&MemberID=23&ConstID=20. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Liam Aylward". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ Kelly, Fiach (10 November 2011). "Thanks big fellas: Ahern and Cowen get massive pensions". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/thanks-big-fellas-ahern-and-cowen-get-massive-pensions-2931032.html. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Desmond Governey (Fine Gael) |
Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Carlow–Kilkenny 1977–2007 |
Succeeded by Bobby Aylward (Fianna Fáil) |
| Political offices | ||
| New office | Minister of State for Animal Health and Welfare and Customer Service 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |
| European Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Jim Fitzsimons |
Member of the European Parliament for East 2004–present |
Incumbent |
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Fianna Fáil politicians
- Teachtaí Dála
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Dáil
- Members of the 23rd Dáil
- Members of the 24th Dáil
- Members of the 25th Dáil
- Members of the 26th Dáil
- Members of the 27th Dáil
- Members of the 28th Dáil
- Members of the 29th Dáil
- Local councillors in County Kilkenny
- Fianna Fáil MEPs
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2009–2014
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2004–2009
