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Liam Hyland

Liam Hyland

Irish politician (born 1933)

Liam Hyland (born 23 April 1933) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who was an elected representative for over 25 years, as a Senator, Teachta Dála (TD) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP).[1]

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Born in Ballacolla, County Laois, Hyland first stood for election to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election for Laois–Offaly, when Fianna Fáil secured three out of the five seats. However, the party had ambitiously fielded four candidates and Hyland was the only one not returned to the 21st Dáil.[2] However, he successfully stood for election to the 14th Seanad, being returned by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.

Paddy Lalor, one of the three Fianna Fáil TDs for Laois–Offaly, did not contest the 1981 general election. Fianna Fáil again put forward four candidates, but this time Hyland was the first of three to be elected, taking his seat in the 22nd Dáil.[3] He was re-elected at the five subsequent general elections, of February 1982, November 1982, 1987, 1989 and 1992.[4]

In February 1992, when Albert Reynolds succeeded as Taoiseach, Hyland was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for rural enterprise by the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government.[5][6] In January 1993, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry with special responsibility for forestry and rural development by the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition government.[7][8]

In the 1994 European Parliament election, he was elected as an MEP for the Leinster constituency, and he did not contest the 1997 general election. He was re-elected at the 1999 European Parliament election and retired in 2004.

References

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    "Liam Hyland". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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    "General Election 1977: Laois–Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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    "General Election 1981: Laois–Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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    "Liam Hyland". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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    "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Vol. 415 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 February 1992. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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    Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 450 of 1992). Signed on 27 October 1992. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 29 September 2022.
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    "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Vol. 425 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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    Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 46 of 1993). Signed on 27 January 1993. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 29 September 2022.
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