Frank Cluskey
| Frank Cluskey | |
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| Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism | |
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In office 14 December 1982 – 8 December 1983 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Pádraig Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Garret FitzGerald |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1 July 1977 – 12 June 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Brendan Corish |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Leary |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare | |
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In office 14 March 1973 – 25 May 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Johnny Geoghegan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hussey |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office April 1965 – June 1969 |
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In office June 1977 – June 1981 |
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In office February 1982 – June 1989 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 1 July 1981 – 24 November 1982 |
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| Constituency | Dublin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 April 1930 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 7 May 1989 (aged 59) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Frank Cluskey (8 April 1930 – 7 May 1989) was an Irish politician and leader of the Irish Labour Party from 1977 to 1981.
Cluskey was born on 8 April 1930 in Dublin, and was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He worked as a butcher and then joined the Labour Party. He quickly became a branch secretary in the Workers' Union of Ireland. At the 1965 general election he was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency. In 1968 he was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. In 1973 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare, Brendan Corish. He introduced sweeping reforms to the area while he held that position. He played a leading role in initiating the EU Poverty Programmes.
The Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition was defeated at the 1977 general election resulting in the resignation of Brendan Corish as Labour Party leader. Cluskey was elected the new leader of the Labour Party. In 1981, the Labour Party entered into a coalition government with Fine Gael. However Cluskey had lost his seat in Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election and with it the party leadership. He was appointed on 1 July 1981 as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Dublin, replacing Michael O'Leary, who had resigned the seat after succeeding Cluskey as Labour leader.
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