Alan Leslie Gillis (22 September 1936 – 6 May 2022) was an Irish

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politician and Farmers' leader. He was president of the

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from 1990 to 1994. He was elected to the

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at the 1994 European election for the Leinster constituency. He was a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Parliament. He lost his seat at the 1999 European election to party running mate

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. He stood unsuccessfully as a candidate at the 2007 general election in the Kildare South constituency. He died on 6 May 2022.

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* 1936 births 2022 deaths Politicians from County Kildare Irish farmers Fine Gael MEPs MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1994–1999 {{FineGael-politician-stub