Avril Doyle
| Avril Doyle | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office June 2004 – June 2009 |
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| Constituency | East |
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In office June 1999 – June 2004 |
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| Constituency | Leinster |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office November 1982 – June 1989 |
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In office November 1992 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Wexford |
| Senator | |
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In office October 1989 – December 1992 |
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In office September 1997 – June 2002 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 April 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | University College, Dublin (UCD) |
Avril Doyle (born 18 April 1949) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician.
Avril Belton was born in Dublin; she was educated at Holy Child Convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin (UCD). Her father Richard Belton was a Senator and her grandfather Patrick Belton was a Teachta Dála (TD). In 1974, aged 25, she was elected to Wexford County Council and to Wexford Corporation; she was Mayor of Wexford town from 1975 to 1976. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the November 1982 general election as a Fine Gael TD for the Wexford constituency. She lost her seat at the 1989 general election but was re-elected at the 1992 general election, again losing her seat at the 1997 general election to party colleague Michael D'Arcy. She was a member of the Seanad from 1989 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2002. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) at the 1999 election and re-elected at the 2004 election. She served as a Minister of State in the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition governments of 1982–87 and 1994–97.
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