Martin Cullen
| Martin Cullen | |
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| Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism | |
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In office 7 May 2008 – 23 March 2010 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Séamus Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Hanafin |
| Minister for Social and Family Affairs | |
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In office 14 June 2007 – 7 May 2008 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Séamus Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Hanafin |
| Minister for Transport | |
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In office 29 September 2004 – 14 June 2007 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Séamus Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Noel Dempsey |
| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | |
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In office 6 June 2002 – 29 September 2004 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Noel Dempsey |
| Succeeded by | Dick Roche |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
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In office 8 July 1997 – 6 June 2002 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Hugh Coveney |
| Succeeded by | Tom Parlon |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office November 1992 – March 2010 |
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In office February 1987 – June 1989 |
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| Constituency | Waterford |
| Senator | |
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In office 12 October 1989 – 25 November 1992 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 November 1954 Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Democrats (until 1994) |
| Alma mater | Regional Technical College, Waterford |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Martin Cullen (born 2 November 1954) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1987 to 1989, and again from 1992 to 2010. Cullen was a member of Seanad Éireann (1989–1992) and served as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2002–2004), Minister for Transport (2004–2007) and Minister for Social and Family Affairs (2007–2008) and as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2008–2010.
Martin Cullen was born in Waterford in 1954. He was educated at Waterpark College and the Regional Technical College, Waterford. He is married and has four children – three sons and one daughter. However, in late 2004 he stated that he was separated from his wife, Dorothy.
Cullen's father and grandfather had been Mayor of Waterford, a position Martin Cullen himself later occupied in 1993–94.
Cullen worked as a sales manager for a wine company before becoming interested in politics.
Cullen was one of 14 Progressive Democrats TDs elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. During his first period as a TD he served as his party's spokesperson on Tourism, Transport and Communications (1987–1988) and Industry and Commerce (1988–1989). Cullen lost his seat at the 1989 general election but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann. During the intervening period he was elected to Waterford City Council, before returning to the Dáil at the 1992 general election.
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