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{{Short description|Irish former politician (born 1947)}}
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'''Michael Finneran''' (born 10 September 1947) is an Irish former [[Fianna Fáil]] politician who served as [[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister of State for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]] from 2008 to 2011. He served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) from 2002 to 2011 and a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Administrative Panel]] from 1989 to 2002.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Michael-Finneran.S.1989-10-01/|title=Michael Finneran|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=29 May 2009|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010539/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Michael-Finneran.S.1989-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Michael Finneran''' (born 10 September 1947) is a former [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Fianna Fáil]] politician. He was a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Roscommon–South Leitrim (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Roscommon–South Leitrim]] constituency from 2007 to 2011, and also served as a [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>
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A former [[Psychiatric and mental health nursing|psychiatric nurse]], Finneran was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 2002|2002 general election]] for the [[Longford–Roscommon (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Longford–Roscommon]] constituency. He was previously a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1989–2002.<ref name=elecs_irl>
A former [[Psychiatric and mental health nursing|psychiatric nurse]], Finneran was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] for the [[Longford–Roscommon (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Roscommon]] constituency. He was previously a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1989 to 2002.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3846|title=Michael Finneran|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=29 May 2009|archive-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203041333/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3846|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On 13 May 2008, shortly after [[Brian Cowen]] became [[Taoiseach]], he was appointed as [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]] at the [[Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government|Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government]] with special responsibility for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas. The title was modified to Housing and Local Services in 2009.
On 13 May 2008, shortly after [[Brian Cowen]] became [[Taoiseach]], he was appointed as [[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government]] with special responsibility for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas. His area of responsibility was changed to Housing and Local Services in 2009.


He retired from politics at the [[Irish general election, 2011|2011 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/woods-on-euro106000-pension-as-struggling-party-loses-11th-td-2487653.html |title=Woods on €106,000 pension as struggling party loses 11th TD |work=[[Irish Independent]] |date=7 January 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2011 |first1=Michael |last1=Brennan |first2=Barry |last2=Duggan}}</ref>
He retired from politics at the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/woods-on-euro106000-pension-as-struggling-party-loses-11th-td-2487653.html|title=Woods on €106,000 pension as struggling party loses 11th TD|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=7 January 2011|access-date=7 January 2011|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214111954/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/woods-on-euro106000-pension-as-struggling-party-loses-11th-td-2487653.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Michael Finneran
Minister of State
2008–2011Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2007 – February 2011
ConstituencyRoscommon–South Leitrim
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
ConstituencyLongford–Roscommon
Senator
In office
1 November 1989 – 17 May 2002
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Personal details
Born (1947-09-10) 10 September 1947 (age 77)
Roscommon, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Michael Finneran (born 10 September 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2008 to 2011. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2011 and a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1989 to 2002.[1]

A former psychiatric nurse, Finneran was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election for the Longford–Roscommon constituency. He was previously a member of Seanad Éireann from 1989 to 2002.[2]

On 13 May 2008, shortly after Brian Cowen became Taoiseach, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with special responsibility for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas. His area of responsibility was changed to Housing and Local Services in 2009.

He retired from politics at the 2011 general election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Finneran". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Michael Finneran". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Woods on €106,000 pension as struggling party loses 11th TD". Irish Independent. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
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