Donal Davern (4 March 1935 – 2 November 1968) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...
politician.
He was elected to
Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil
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
Tipperary South constituency at the
1965 general election succeeding his father,
Michael Davern.
In November 1966, he was appointed
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. He died suddenly before completing his first term in
Dáil Éireann.
His brother
Noel Davern
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 c ...
was elected at the
subsequent general election.
See also
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Families in the Oireachtas
There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members ( TD or Senator) of either of th ...
References
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1935 births
1968 deaths
Fianna Fáil TDs
Members of the 18th Dáil
Politicians from County Tipperary
Parliamentary Secretaries of the 18th Dáil