John Cregan (born 21 May 1961) is an Irish former
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 Christian- ...
politician. He 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) and
Senator
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from 1998 to 2011.
He is from
Dromcolliher
Dromcollogher, officially Dromcolliher (), is a small town located at the crossroads of the R522 and R515 regional roads in the west of County Limerick, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford (previously known as Killag ...
,
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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.
On 23 June 1998, Cregan was elected to the
21st Seanad Éireann on the
Labour Panel
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...
, at a by-election to fill the seat vacated by the
Labour Party senator
Seán Ryan, who had been elected to
Dáil Éireann
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at a by-election.
[
Cregan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election for the Limerick West constituency and was re-elected at the 2007 general election.]
On 1 February 2011, Cregan announced that he would not be a candidate at the imminent general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
following disagreement with the new leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence since Decembe ...
.
He currently serves as chairman of Limerick GAA County Board.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Fianna Fáil TDs
Local councillors in County Limerick
Members of the 21st Seanad
Members of the 29th Dáil
Members of the 30th Dáil
Politicians from County Limerick
Fianna Fáil senators
Labour Panel senators