Dick Spring
| Dick Spring | |
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Dick Spring at the White House in November 1993
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| Tánaiste | |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Bertie Ahern |
| Succeeded by | Mary Harney |
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In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | John Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Bertie Ahern |
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In office 14 December 1982 – 20 January 1987 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Ray MacSharry |
| Succeeded by | Peter Barry |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | David Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Albert Reynolds |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Albert Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Ray Burke |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 14 December 1982 – 13 December 1983 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Ray Burke |
| Succeeded by | Liam Kavanagh |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1 November 1982 – 13 November 1997 |
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| Deputy |
Barry Desmond Ruairi Quinn |
| Preceded by | Michael O'Leary |
| Succeeded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Kerry North |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 August 1950 Tralee, Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kristi Hutcheson |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Richard "Dick" Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) in 1981, and retained his seat until 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for the Environment (1982–83), Minister for Energy (1983–87) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993–Nov. 1994, Dec. 1994–97). He also served as Tánaiste during those three governments. Prior to his political career Spring was a successful sportsman who played for the Ireland national rugby union team.
Spring was born in Tralee, County Kerry in 1950 and was educated at Cistercian College in Roscrea, County Tipperary, and at Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a barrister at King's Inns. He is a descendant of the Anglo-Irish Spring family that settled in County Kerry in the 17th century.
Spring played Gaelic football and hurling for Kerry in the seventies. He played his club football with the Kerins O'Rahilly's club in Tralee and hurling with Crotta O'Neill's, he also played underage hurling with Austin Stacks and won a minor county championship in 1967. His father Dan won two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in 1939 and 1940.
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