Tom Parlon
| Tom Parlon | |
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| Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
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In office 2002–2007 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Martin Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Noel Ahern |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 2002 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Laois–Offaly |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 August 1953 County Offaly, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Progressive Democrats |
Tom Parlon (born 19 August 1953) is a former Irish Progressive Democrats politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 2002 to 2007 and was also the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works. He is currently a lobbyist for the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland.
Parlon was educated at Coolderry National School, Roscrea CBS, and Gurteen College. He was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2002 general election as a Progressive Democrats candidate. He was appointed Minister of State on one of his first days in the Dáil. Previous to being a politician Parlon held a number of senior positions in the Irish Farmers' Association, including Deputy President (1991–1993) and President (1997–2001). In the period before the 2002 general election, it was some time before he could make up his mind whether to stand for Fine Gael or the Progressive Democrats. He became President of the Progressive Democrats party in September 2006 after Michael McDowell took over as party leader. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election despite running one of the most expensive campaigns in the election.
He announced on 10 July 2007, that he was quitting politics and would not seek a nomination to Seanad Éireann, or to contest the leadership of the Progressive Democrats. Instead he took up the position of Director General of the Irish Construction Industry Federation, receiving an annual salary of €250,000.
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