John Moloney (Irish politician)
John Moloney | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 2008–2011 | Disability Issues and Mental Health |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1997 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Laois–Offaly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1953 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Patricia McEvoy |
| Children | 3 |
John Anthony Moloney (born 12 June 1953) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 1997 to 2011.[1] He also served as a Minister of State from 2008 to 2011.
An air traffic controller, undertaker and publican before entering politics, he is a former member of Laois County Council and Mountmellick Town Council. Moloney was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.[2]
On 13 May 2008, shortly after Brian Cowen became Taoiseach, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Disability Issues and Mental Health, and was also responsible for Equality affairs until March 2009.
He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.[2]
Moloney later contested the Fianna Fáil nomination to run in the redrawn Laois–Offaly constituency for the 2020 Irish general election, but was not successful.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Moloney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ a b "John Moloney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Long-serving Fianna Fail Laois TD to make political comeback with General Election bid". Laois Today. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.