Noel Davern
1997–2002
14 November 1991 – 11 February 1992
February 1987 – May 2007
June 1969 – May 1981
24 June 1979 – 25 June 1984
(1945-12-24)24 December 1945
Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Waterford, Ireland
- Michael Davern (father)
- Don Davern (brother)
Noel Davern (24 December 1945 – 27 October 2013) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State from 1997 to 2002 and Minister for Education from 1991 to 1992. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from 1969 to 1981 and 1987 to 2007. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1979 to 1984.[1]
Career
Davern was born in Cashel, County Tipperary, in 1945.[2] He was educated at CBS Cashel and at Franciscan College in County Meath. His family had a long political tradition. His father Michael Davern was a Fianna Fáil TD from 1948 to 1965, when he was succeeded in Dáil Éireann by Noel's brother Don Davern. After Don's sudden death in 1968, the seat remained vacant until Noel was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election.
At the 1979 European Parliament election he was elected as an MEP for the Munster constituency. He did not contest the 1981 general election so as to concentrate his time as an MEP. However, he lost his seat at the European Parliament at the 1984 European Parliament election.[3]
Davern was again elected to the Dáil at the 1987 general election. In 1991, he was appointed to cabinet as Minister for Education in a reshuffle that followed a failed attempt of Albert Reynolds and Pádraig Flynn to oust Charles Haughey as taoiseach. Davern's term in office was short-lived; when Reynolds succeeded as taoiseach in early 1992, Davern returned to the backbenches. In 1995, he became Opposition Spokesman on European Affairs when Bertie Ahern named his new front bench. Fianna Fáil were returned to government and Davern was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food. He served in that position until 2002.
Davern was one of only three members of the 29th Dáil who had first been elected in the 1960s, the others being Séamus Pattison, elected at the 1961 general election and Michael Smith, also elected at the 1969 general election.
He died on 27 October 2013.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Noel Davern". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Gallagher, Niav. "Davern, Noel Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Noel Davern". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Former Fianna Fáil TDs Noel Davern and Denis Foley have died". Irish Independent. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links
- Personal profile of Noel Davern in the European Parliament's database of members
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Preceded by | Minister for Education 1991–1992 | Succeeded by |
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
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13th | 1948 | Michael Davern (FF) | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | Dan Breen (FF) | John Timoney (CnaP) | ||||
14th | 1951 | Patrick Crowe (FG) | |||||||
15th | 1954 | ||||||||
16th | 1957 | Frank Loughman (FF) | |||||||
17th | 1961 | Patrick Hogan (FG) | Seán Treacy[a] (Lab) | ||||||
18th | 1965 | Don Davern (FF) | Jackie Fahey (FF) | ||||||
19th | 1969 | Noel Davern (FF) | |||||||
20th | 1973 | Brendan Griffin (FG) | |||||||
21st | 1977 | 3 seats 1977–1981 | |||||||
22nd | 1981 | Carrie Acheson (FF) | Seán McCarthy (FF) | ||||||
23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Seán Byrne (FF) | |||||||
24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||||
25th | 1987 | Noel Davern (FF) | Seán Treacy[b] (Ind) | ||||||
26th | 1989 | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | Michael Ferris (Lab) | ||||||
27th | 1992 | ||||||||
28th | 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 | |||||||
2000 by-election | Séamus Healy (Ind) | ||||||||
2001 by-election | Tom Hayes (FG) | ||||||||
29th | 2002 | ||||||||
30th | 2007 | Mattie McGrath (FF) | Martin Mansergh (FF) | ||||||
31st | 2011 | Mattie McGrath (Ind) | Séamus Healy (WUA) | ||||||
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary |
- ^ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 20th Dáil from 1973 to 1977, and was returned automatically at the 1977 election. He lost the Labour party whip in February 1985.
- ^ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 25th, 26th and 27th Dáil from 1987 to 1997, and was returned automatically at the 1989 and 1992 elections.