Eoin Ryan Jnr
Eoin Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office June 2004 | |
| Constituency | Dublin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1992 – May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Brady |
| Succeeded by | Chris Andrews |
| Constituency | Dublin South East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1953 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Website | Official website |
Eoin Ryan (born 24 February 1953) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament for Dublin and is a former Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South East.[1]
Ryan was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated at St. Mary's College, Rathmines, College of Commerce, Rathmines and Kildalton Horticulture College, County Kilkenny. He first became involved in politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin City Council. In 1989 he was elected to Seanad Éireann. Ryan was elected to Dáil Éireann for the first time at the 1992 general election. He was re-elected at the 1997 general election, topping the poll in the Dublin South East constituency.[2]
In 1999 Ryan was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Local Government with responsibility for National Drug Strategy. In 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency. He subsequently joined the Union for a Europe of Nations grouping.
Eoin Ryan comes from a famed Irish political dynasty. His father, also called Eoin Ryan, was a Senator in Seanad Éireann for a number of years. Ryan's grandfather was James Ryan, a founding-member of Fianna Fáil and a long-serving Cabinet Minister.
He retired from national politics at the 2007 general election, opting to concentrate on European politics. He is married with one son and two daughters.[3]
References
- ^ "Mr. Eoin Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "Eoin Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Eoin Ryan's profile on MiCandidate