Seán Power (politician)
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| Seán Power TD | |
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| Assumed office June 1989 |
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| Constituency | Kildare South Kildare (1989–1997) |
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| Born | 14 October 1960 County Kildare, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Seán Power (born 14 October 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency.[1]
Power was born in Caragh, near Naas in County Kildare and was educated locally at the Christian Brothers School in Naas. He is the son of the former TD, MEP and cabinet minister, Paddy Power. His brother, J. J. Power is a former Green Party member of Kildare County Council.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election, as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Kildare constituency, retaining his father's seat. He has been re-elected at each subsequent general election.[2] He was a member of Kildare County Council from 1999–2004
In 1991 Power was a key member of the so-called "gang of four" which proposed a motion of no confidence in the Taoiseach, and the leader of his party, Charles Haughey. The other members of the group were Noel Dempsey, Liam Fitzgerald and M. J. Nolan. That incident led to Albert Reynolds's first bid for the leadership and to Haughey's eventual resignation in 1992. When Reynolds eventually became Taoiseach, Power was appointed Assistant Chief Whip.
Since then he has served as a member of the Joint Committees on European Affairs and on the Environment and Local Government. In Bertie Ahern's Cabinet reshuffle of 2004, Power received the post of Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion. After the 2007 general election he was appointed as Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
On 13 May 2008, shortly after Brian Cowen became Taoiseach, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with special responsibility for Information Society and Natural Resources. He served in this position until April 2009 when he was dropped in a reshuffle where the number of junior ministers was reduced from 20 to 15.
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- ^ "Mr. Seán Power". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&MemberID=980&ConstID=117. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Seán Power". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3811. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
