Gerry O'Sullivan (10 April 1936 – 5 August 1994) was an Irish Labour Party politician from Cork.[1] He was a long-serving member of Cork City Council, and was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1986 to 1987.

Gerry O'Sullivan
Minister of State
1993–1994Marine
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1989 – 5 August 1994
ConstituencyCork North-Central
Personal details
Born(1936-04-10)10 April 1936
Cork, Ireland
Died5 August 1994(1994-08-05) (aged 58)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party

O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North-Central having topped the poll.[2] He was re-elected at the 1992 general election, receiving 10,008 first preference votes, again topping the poll.[1]

In January 1993, after the formation of a Fianna Fáil–Labour coalition government, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Marine (with special responsibility for Port Development Safety at sea and Inland Fisheries).[3]

He died in office in August 1994 following a short illness.[citation needed]

The by-election for his seat was held on 10 November 1994, and was won by Kathleen Lynch of Democratic Left.

In 1996 the Port of Cork commissioned a new 30m, 176 ton tug and pilot vessel which was christened the M.T. Gerry O'Sullivan in his honour. The boat is usually moored in either Cobh or Ringaskiddy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gerry O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Gerry O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Towage Requirements". Port of Cork. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1986–1987
Succeeded by
Thomas Brosnan
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State at the Department of the Marine
1993–1994
Succeeded by