Seán Power (politician)
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Cllr Seán Power |
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| Kildare County Councillor | |
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Assumed office May 2014 |
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| Constituency | Kildare - Newbridge |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1997 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Kildare South |
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In office June 1989 – May 1997 |
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| Constituency | Kildare |
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14 October 1960 Kildare, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Seán Power (born 14 October 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency.
Power was born in Caragh, near Naas in County Kildare and was educated locally at the Christian Brothers School in Naas. His father Paddy Power was a TD, MEP and cabinet minister. His brother, J. J. Power is a former Green Party member of Kildare County Council.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election, as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Kildare constituency, retaining his father's seat. He was re-elected at 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007 general elections. He was a member of Kildare County Council from 1999 to 2004
In 1991, Power was a key member of the so-called "gang of four" which proposed a motion of no confidence in the Taoiseach, and the leader of his party, Charles Haughey. The other members of the group were Noel Dempsey, Liam Fitzgerald and M. J. Nolan. That incident led to Albert Reynolds's first bid for the leadership and to Haughey's eventual resignation in 1992. When Reynolds eventually became Taoiseach, Power was appointed Assistant Chief Whip.
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