Hugh Coveney
| Hugh Coveney | |
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| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
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In office 24 May 1995 – 10 February 1995 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Jim Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Martin Cullen |
| Minister for the Marine | |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 23 May 1995 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | David Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Seán Barrett |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 23 May 1995 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | David Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Seán Barrett |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office November 1994 – March 1998 |
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In office November 1982 – February 1987 |
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In office June 1981 – February 1982 |
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| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hugh Patrick Coveny 20 July 1935 Douglas, Cork, Ireland |
| Died | March 14, 1998 (aged 62) Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Coveney (m. 1969; d. 1998) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | University College Cork |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Hugh P. Coveney (20 July 1935 – 14 March 1998) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, and a noted yachtsman. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-Central from 1981 to 1987, and again from 1994 to 1998. He served as Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine from 1994 to 1995. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1995 to 1997.
Hugh Coveney was born into one of Cork's prosperous "merchant prince" families in 1935. He was educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Clongowes Wood College and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He worked as a chartered quantity surveyor before entering politics.
Coveney was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1982 to 1983. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for Cork South–Central constituency at the 1981 general election. He lost his seat in the first general election of 1982 but regained it in the second election in the same year. He lost his seat again in 1987 general election and did not contest the 1992 general election. He was elected to the Dáil again in 1994 in a by-election.
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