Michael Smith (Irish politician)
| Michael Smith | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1987 – May 2007 |
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In office June 1977 – February 1982 |
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In office June 1969 – February 1973 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary North |
| Senator | |
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In office February 1983 – February 1987 |
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| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
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In office May 1982 – December 1982 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
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8 November 1940 Roscrea, County Tipperary |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Michael Smith (born 8 November 1940) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary North on several occasions since 1969. He previously served in Seanad Éireann (1982–1987), as Minister for Energy (1988–1989), Minister for the Environment (1992–1994), Minister for Education (1994) and Minister for Defence (1997–2004).
Smith was born in Roscrea, County Tipperary in 1940. He was educated at CBS Templemore in County Tipperary. Smith worked as a farmer before he entered Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Tipperary North constituency.
He lost his seat at the 1973 general election but was re-elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election.
In 1980 Charles Haughey was Taoiseach and Smith was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture. Smith lost his Dáil seat again at the February 1982 general election, and failed to regain it at the November 1982 general election. He spent the next five years as a Senator in Seanad Éireann, elected first on the Agricultural Panel and then on the Cultural and Educational Panel, before his re-election to the Dáil at the 1987 general election.
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