Edward Collins (born 1 February 1941) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (ˌfina gail meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest He first stood for election in the Waterford constituency in a by-election in 1966, but was unsuccessful. Waterford is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. This is a list of all By-elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament ( Oireachtas) since 1923 He was first elected to Dáil Éireann for the Waterford constituency in the 1969 general election and was re-elected at each subsequent election until he was defeated in the 1987 general election. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament The Irish general election of 1969 was held on 18 June 1969 just over four years after its predecessor The Irish general election of 1987 was held on 17 February 1987 four weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 20 January He served as a Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Energy from 1981–82 and 1982–83. A Minister of State (Aire Stáit in Ireland, is a ' junior minister', and is of non- Cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State The Department of Arts Sport and Tourism (An Roinn Ealaíon Spóirt agus Turasóireachta is a department of the Government of Ireland. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism from 1983 until his dismissal in 1986, after refusing the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald's request to resign. The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (An Roinn Fiontar Trádála agus Fostaíochta is a department of the Government of Ireland. The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Garret FitzGerald (Gearóid Mac Gearailt born 9 February 1926 was the seventh Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office (July 1981 to February 1982 December [1]
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- ^ Collins sacked after refusing Taoiseach's request to resign. The Irish Times (1986-09-22). The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
External links
- Edward Collins' electoral history (ElectionsIreland. org)
- This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
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