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Paul Connaughton
TD
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
June 1981
ConstituencyGalway East
Senator
In office
October 1977 – July 1981
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Personal details
Born (1944-06-06) 6 June 1944 (age 80)
Mountbellew, County Galway
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael

Paul Connaughton (born 6 June 1944) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is also a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway East[1] and is currently the Fine Gael Deputy Spokesperson on Health with special responsibility for Older People.

Paul Connaughton was born in Mountbellew, County Galway. He was educated at St. Jarlath's Vocational School, Mountbellew, and Mountbellew Agricultural College where he did an IMI Management Course. Connaughton first became involved in politics in 1979 when he became a member of Galway County Council. He served on that authority on two occasions between 1979 and 1985, and again from 1991 to 2003.

He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in 1977. Connaughton was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election, as Teachta Dála for Galway East, and has been returned at every subsequent election.[2] Between 1982 and 1987 Fine Gael were in government and Connaughton served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture with special responsibility for Land Structure & Development. He was Fine Gael spokesperson on Energy and Western Development and Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee between 1993 and 1997.

Between 1997 and 2000 he was spokesman on Agriculture and Food. He was Fine Gael front bench spokesperson on Marine, Natural Resources and Energy from June 2000 to February 2001. In Enda Kenny's Front Bench reshuffle in 2004 Connaughton received his current portfolio. He has also served as spokesman on a range of portfolios including Agriculture, Social Welfare, Regional Development and Regional Affairs, Defence and Tourism during his political career.

His daughter Sinead Connaughton was a member of Galway County Council representing the Tuam electoral area from 2003–2009.[2] His son Paul jnr was elected to Galway County Council at the 2009 local elections representing the Ballinasloe electoral area.

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Paul Connaughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Connaughton". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2009.

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