John Halligan (politician)
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John Halligan TD |
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Halligan in 2011
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| Minister of State for Training and Skills | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Damien English |
| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Waterford |
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18 January 1955 Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Powell |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Waterford Institute of Technology |
John Halligan (born January 1955) is an Irish independent politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the 2011 general election. He was appointed as Minister of State for Training and Skills in May 2016.
He was first elected to the Waterford City Council in 1999 for the Workers' Party of Ireland. At the 2004 local elections he topped the poll in Waterford No. 3 electoral area. In February 2008 he resigned from the Workers' Party when the party refused to drop its opposition to service charges, which Halligan supported. In 2009, as an independent candidate, Halligan again topped the poll in his area. After the 2009 elections, Halligan entered into a pact with the Labour Party and Fine Gael on Waterford City Council and was duly elected Mayor of Waterford city serving from 2009 to 2010. He was an unsuccessful Workers' Party candidate for the Waterford constituency at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.
He was elected as TD for Waterford at the 2011 general election receiving 5,546 first preference votes (10.3%) and was elected on the 11th count. Following his election to the Dáil in February 2011, Sean Reinhardt was co-opted to replace Halligan on Waterford City Council. In March 2011, Halligan joined the Dáil technical group allowing himself more speaking time in Dáil debates. On 15 December 2011, he helped launch a nationwide campaign against a proposed household charge being brought in as part of the 2012 Irish budget.
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