The 1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in November 1994, when

Albert Reynolds Albert Martin Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1992 to 1994, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994, Minister for Finance from 1988 to 1991, Minister for Industry ...

resigned as party leader and

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. Reynolds had been party leader since February 1992 and had served as Taoiseach since then. His successor was elected by the members of the

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on 19 December 1994.

Bertie Ahern Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste a ...

was the only candidate to stand and was thus elected leader.

Candidates

Standing

, Minister for Finance

Declined to stand

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