Pat Cox
| Pat Cox | |
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| 21st President of the European Parliament | |
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In office 15 January 2002 – 20 July 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Nicole Fontaine |
| Succeeded by | Josep Borrell |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004 |
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| Constituency | Munster |
| Leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group | |
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In office 1998 – 15 January 2002 |
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| Succeeded by | Graham Watson |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office 1992–1994 |
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| Constituency | Cork South–Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 November 1952 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Democrats (1985–94) ELDR (1994–2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Cox |
| Alma mater |
University of Limerick, Trinity College, Dublin |
| Profession | Journalist, Politician |
Pat Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish politician and former television current affairs presenter. He was President of the European Parliament from 2002 to 2004 and served as a member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004. Before this Cox was a journalist and presenter with RTÉ's Today Tonight and then a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South–Central.
Born in Dublin but raised in Limerick, Cox was educated at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick, the University of Limerick and Trinity College, Dublin. Cox is married to Cathy, and lived at Ashboro, Shanakiel in the Cork northside suburb of Sunday's Well for 16 years.
Cox first came to prominence as a journalist, then a presenter with RTÉ's Today Tonight, a four-nights-a-week current affairs programme which dominated the Irish television schedules in the 1980s. He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 1979 local elections. Cox left the programme to become a political candidate. He was elected an MEP in 1989 for the constituency of Munster, representing the Progressive Democrats (PDs). At the 1992 general election he was also elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South–Central.
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