Arthur Spring (born 5 July 1976) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

(TD) for the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency from 2011 to 2016. He is a nephew of

Dick Spring Dick Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997 ...

, a former TD for Kerry North and Labour Party leader, and grandson of Labour TD

Dan Spring Dan Spring (1 July 1910 – 1 January 1988) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1943 to 1981. He was a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government fr ...

. He was educated at the

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological Un ...

. Spring was elected to

Kerry County Council Kerry County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Chiarraí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kerry, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and c ...

and Tralee Town Council in 2009, and is a former Mayor of

Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...

. He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Kerry North–West Limerick at the 2011 general election. The constituency was abolished at the 2016 general election. Spring stood for election in

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...

but did not succeed. His brother, Graham Spring, was a member of Kerry County Council from 2014 to 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spring, Arthur 1976 births Living people Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of Kerry County Council Mayors of places in the Republic of Ireland Members of the 31st Dáil Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors

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