Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)

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(Gerard) "Gerry" Reynolds (born 1 April 1961) is an Irish Fine Gael politician from County Leitrim. He was a Senator and later a TD for the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim.

1 Family
2 Political career
3 References
4 External links
5 See also

[edit] Family

Reynolds was born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, to Pat Joe Reynolds and his wife Tess. He received his secondary education at Garbally College in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. His father Pat Joe was a Fine Gael TD and senator, and his grandfather Paddy had been a TD until his assassination in 1932, when his widow Mary was elected to succeed him, and held the seat for 29 years.

[edit] Political career

Elected to Seanad Éireann in 1987 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, Reynolds was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1989 general election. He lost his seat at the 1992 general election to Declan Bree as part of the nationwide swing to Labour and returned to the 20th Seanad, elected again by the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He regained his seat in the 1997 general election but lost it again to independent candidate Marian Harkin at the 2002 general election.^[1]

A member of Leitrim County Council since 1985, Reynolds was re-elected as a councillor for Carrick-on-Shannon in the 2004 local elections.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Gerry Reynolds's electoral history. ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.

This page incorporates information from this member's entry in the Oireachtas Members Database

[edit] External links

Gerry Renolds's website
Gerry Reynolds's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

[edit] See also

Families in the Oireachtas

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Cathaoirleach name (party) • Leader of the Seanad name (party)

Administrative Panel	Louis Belton (FG) • Joe Doyle (FG) • Tom Enright (FG) • Michael Finneran (FF) • Michael O'Kennedy (FF) • Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) • Dick Roche (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paddy Burke (FG) • Michael Calnan (Lab) • Brendan Daly (FF) • Michael D'Arcy (FG) • John Dardis (PD) • John V. Farrelly (FG) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Liam Naughten (FG) • Francis O'Brien (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Mary Kelly (Lab) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF) • Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (FG)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Cathy Honan (PD) • Eddie Bohan (FF) • Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) • Sean Fallon (FF) • William Farrell (FF) • Ann Gallagher (Lab) • Michael Howard (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Gerry Reynolds (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) • Bill Cotter (FG) • Denis Cregan (FG) • Frank Fahey (FF) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Joe Sherlock (Lab) • Don Lydon (FF) • Sean Maloney (Lab) • Jarlath McDonagh (FG) • Brian Mullooly (FF) • Dan Neville (FG)

National University of Ireland	Joe Lee (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Sean Byrne (FF) • Bill Cashin (Lab) • Brian Crowley (FF) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Billy Kelleher (FF) • Patrick Magner (Lab) • Marian McGennis (FF) • Jim Townsend (Lab) • Jack Wall (Lab) • Gordon Wilson (Ind) • G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1994 Edward Haughey (FF) • Michael Mulcahy (FF) • 1996 Sam McAughtry (Ind) • January 1997 Denis Naughten (FG) • July 1997 Tom Berkery (FF) • Niamh Bhreathnach (Lab) • Niamh Cosgrave (FG) • Michael Enright (DL) • Aidan O'Connor (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Tras Honan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Mick Lanigan (FF)

Administrative Panel	Katharine Bulbulia (FG) • Michael Doherty (FF) • Joe Doyle (FG) • Seán Haughey (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • Patrick Kennedy (FG) • Mary Wallace (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) • John Connor (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Thomas Hussey (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Pádraic McCormack (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Martin O'Toole (FF) • William Ryan (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) • Joachim Loughrey (FG) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Tony McKenna (FF) • Paschal Mooney (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) • Jack Daly (FG) • Sean Fallon (FF) • Willie Farrell (FF) • Jack Fitzsimons (FF) • Phil Hogan (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Brian O'Shea (Lab) • Gerry Reynolds (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) • Denis Cregan (FG) • Nuala Fennell (FG) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Peter Kelleher (FG) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Larry McMahon (FG) • Brian Mullooly (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	David Norris (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Cullimore (FF) • Éamon de Buitléar (Ind) • George Eogan (Ind) • Brian Friel (Ind) • John Magnier (Ind) • John Robb (Ind) • Tom McEllistrim, Jnr (FF) • Jimmy Mulroy (FF) • Vivian O'Callaghan (FF) • John O'Connell (FF) • Nicholas O'Connor (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1988: Tony Bromell (FF) • 1989: Michael Dawson (??) • Paul Kavanagh (??) • Frank McDonell (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party