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Bernard Markey

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Bernard Markey
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1981 – November 1982
ConstituencyLouth
Senator
In office
1 June 1973 – 11 June 1981
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born(1935-11-07)7 November 1935
County Louth, Ireland
Died23 July 2003(2003-07-23) (aged 67)
County Louth, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Bernard Markey (7 November 1935 – 23 July 2003) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served both as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as a Senator.[1] Markey was first elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in 1973 and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1977.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election for the Louth constituency, and held the seat at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and was also an unsuccessful independent candidate at the 1989 general election.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Markey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Bernard Markey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2009.