John Cregan (politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:May 2002
Term End:February 2011
Constituency:Limerick West
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:12 June 1998
Term End2:12 September 2002
Constituency2:Labour Panel
Birth Date:21 May 1961
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Patsy Breen
Children:3

John Cregan (born 21 May 1961) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick West constituency from 2002 to 2011 and a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1998 to 2011.[1]

He is from Dromcolliher, County Limerick.

On 23 June 1998, Cregan was elected to the 21st Seanad as a Senator for the Labour Panel, at a by-election to fill the seat vacated by the Labour Party Senator Seán Ryan, who had been elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election.[1]

Cregan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Limerick West constituency and was re-elected at the 2007 general election.[2]

On 1 February 2011, Cregan announced that he would not be a candidate at the imminent general election following disagreement with the new leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin.[3]

He served as chairman of Limerick GAA County Board.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Cregan. Oireachtas Members Database. 8 March 2009. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184612/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Cregan.S.1998-06-23. live.
  2. Web site: John Cregan. ElectionsIreland.org. 8 March 2009. 3 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090203041516/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=570. live.
  3. News: FF deputy whip pulls out of election campaign. RTÉ News. 1 February 2011. 27 September 2021. 2 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110202220855/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0201/politics1.html. live.