Liam Kavanagh

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Liam Kavanagh (Irish: Liam Ó Caomhánach; born February 9, 1935) is a former Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1969 General Election as a Labour Party TD for Wicklow. He remained in the Dáil until losing his seat in the 1997 General Election when he lost his seat. He was appointed to the European Parliament on two occasions in 1973 and 1977 and he was elected to the parliament in 1979 for the Leinster constituency. He gave up his seat on being appointed a Minister in 1981.

Kavanagh is the nephew of James Everett, a former Labour Cabinet Minister.

Liam Kavanagh also served as a member of the British/Irish Parliamentary Body from 1990 to 1997 and the Semi-State Bodies Commission from 1987 to 1997, being Chairman from 1995 to 1997.

He was appointed to the Standards in Public Office Commission, on its establishment in December 2001.

His son Conal Kavanagh is currently (2004- ) a member of Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Town Council.

Political offices
Preceded by Gene FitzGerald	Minister for the Public Service 1981–1982	Succeeded by Gene FitzGerald
Preceded by Tom Nolan	Minister for Labour 1981–1982
Preceded by Gene FitzGerald	Minister for Labour 1982–1983	Succeeded by Ruairí Quinn
Preceded by Dick Spring	Minister for the Environment 1983–1986	Succeeded by John Boland
Preceded by Paddy O'Toole	Minister for Tourism, Fisheries & Forestry 1986–1987	Succeeded by Paddy O'Toole

v • d • e « 1977–1979 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1979–1984)   » 1984–1989 » Connacht-Ulster Neil Blaney (IFF / CDI) • Seán Flanagan (FF / EPD) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) Dublin Síle de Valera (FF / EPD) • John O'Connell1 (LAB / PES) • Michael O'Leary2 (LAB / PES) • Richie Ryan (FG / EPP) Leinster Mark Clinton (FG / EPP) • Liam Kavanagh3 (LAB / PES) • Patrick Lalor (FF / EPD) Munster Jerry Cronin (FF / EPD) • Noel Davern (FF / EPD) • Eileen Desmond4 (LAB / PES) • T. J. Maher (IND / ELDR) • Tom O'Donnell (FG / EPP) 1Substituted by John Horgan5 (LAB / PES) on 21 October 1981 • 2Substituted by Frank Cluskey6 (LAB / PES) on 1 July 1981 • 3Substituted by Séamus Pattison7 (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981 • 4Substituted by Seán Treacy (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981 5Substituted by Flor O'Mahony (LAB / PES) on 2 March 1983 • 6Substituted by Brendan Halligan (LAB / PES) on 2 March 1983 • 7Substituted by Justin Keating (LAB / PES) on 8 February 1984

v • d • e « 1973–1977 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1977–1979)   » 1979–1984 » Seán Brosnan (FF) • Ruairí Brugha (FF) • Michael Herbert (FF) • Liam Kavanagh (LAB) • Gerry L'Estrange (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Tom Nolan (FF) • Paddy Power (FF) • Richie Ryan (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)

v • d • e           « 1973 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1973–1977)   » 1977–1979 » Donal Creed (FG) • Thomas Dunne (FG) • Jim Gibbons (FF) • Michael Herbert (FF) • Liam Kavanagh (LAB) • Brian Lenihan, Snr (FF) • Gerry L'Estrange (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Tom Nolan (FF) • Michael Yeats (FF)