Michael Kennedy (born 1 February 1949) is a former 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 served as a member of
Fingal County Council from 1991 to 2007, and was Mayor from 2002 to 2003. He was an insurance broker before entering politics.
From 2007 to 2011, he was 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
Dublin North
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constituency.
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the
1998 Dublin North by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin North constituency in Ireland on 11 March 1998. It followed the resignation of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Ray Burke on 7 October 1997.
The election was won by Seán Ryan of the Labour ...
and at the
2002 general election but was elected at the
2007 general election.
He lost his seat at the
2011 general election, being eliminated on the fourth count.
References
1949 births
Living people
Councillors of Dublin County Council
Fianna Fáil TDs
Local councillors in Fingal
Members of the 30th Dáil
Politicians from County Dublin
Politicians from County Wicklow
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