Pat Gallagher (born 29 March 1963) is the

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and a former Labour Party politician. He was a

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(TD) for Laois–Offaly from 1992 to 1997. Previously a workshop manager, Gallagher was elected to

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for the Laois–Offaly constituency during the swing to Labour at the 1992 general election. Like many Labour TDs elected in 1992, he lost his seat at the 1997 general election. His seat was taken by

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. Gallagher was then elected to the

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, on the

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, and served as

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of the Labour senators from 13 August 1997 to 12 October 1999. He resigned from the Seanad in October 1999. He had previously unsuccessfully contested the 1989 general election. He was elected a county

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for

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in 1991 and town councillor in 1994 for

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. He was re-elected to both posts, topping the poll, at the 1999 local elections. He resigned both his seats in 2000. He has not sought political office since. He was County Manager for

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from 2004 to 2007, and was County Manager for Offaly County Council from 2007 to 2013. In early 2014, Gallagher was appointed as Chief executive of

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References

1963 births Living people Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 21st Seanad Local councillors in County Offaly People from Tullamore, County Offaly Labour Party (Ireland) senators {{Ireland-senator-stub