Ivor Callely
| Ivor Callely | |
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| Senator | |
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In office August 2007 – April 2011 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
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Minister of State for Services for Older People |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Tom Moffatt |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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Minister of State for Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority |
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In office 2004–2005 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Jim McDaid |
| Succeeded by | Pat the Cope Gallagher |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1989 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North–Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 May 1958 County Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent (2010–11) |
| Other political affiliations |
Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Foley |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | ivorcallely |
Ivor Callely (born 6 May 1958) is a former Irish politician. He was a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–Central constituency from 1989 to 2007 and a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011, having been nominated by the Taoiseach. Between 2002 and 2005 he served as a Minister of State. He resigned from the Fianna Fáil party on 24 August 2010 due to an expenses scandal.
Callely was born in Clontarf, Dublin and was educated at St Paul's College, Raheny.
Callely first became involved in politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin Corporation. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1987 general election but was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election and held his seat at the three subsequent general elections.
In 1991 he became the youngest chairperson of the Eastern Health Board. At the 1997 general election he received the fifth highest vote in the country. This was followed up at the 1999 local elections when he received the highest vote in the country. Between 1993 and 1995 he served as Assistant Chief Whip in Fianna Fáil. From 1995 to 1997 he served as Fianna Fáil Policy Co-ordinator.
In 2002 Callely was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for services for older people. In Bertie Ahern's cabinet reshuffle of 2004 he became Minister of State at the Department of Transport where he had special responsibility for certain traffic management issues in Dublin and the major cities, road haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority.
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