Noel Davern
| Noel Davern | |
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| Minister for Education | |
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In office 14 November 1991 – 11 February 1992 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Mary O'Rourke |
| Succeeded by | Séamus Brennan |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1987 – May 2007 |
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In office June 1969 – May 1981 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary South |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office June 1979 – June 1984 |
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| Constituency | Munster |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 December 1945 Cashel, County Tipperary |
| Died | 27 October 2013 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Marie |
| Children | 3 |
(Michael Christopher) Noel Davern (24 December 1945 – 27 October 2013) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary South from 1969 to 1981 and from 1987 until he retired from politics at the 2007 general election. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 to 1984, and served as Minister for Education from 1991 to 1992.
Davern was born in Cashel, County Tipperary and educated at CBS Cashel and at Franciscan College in County Meath. His family had a long political tradition. His father Michael Davern was a Fianna Fáil TD from 1948 to 1965, when he was succeeded in Dáil Éireann by Noel's brother Don Davern. After Don's sudden death in 1968, the seat remained vacant until Noel was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election.
At the 1979 European Parliament election he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency. He did not contest the 1981 general election so as to concentrate on his European career. However, he lost his seat at the European Parliament at the 1984 European Parliament election.
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