Denis Lyons (1 August 1935 – 7 July 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Denis Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 1991–1992 | Tourism, Transport and Communications |
| 1987–1991 | Tourism and Transport |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1935 County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 7 July 2014 (aged 78) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Catherine Lyons |
| Children | 6 |
Lyons was elected to Cork County Council in 1972.[2] He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1981 general election, when he was one of two Fianna Fáil candidates returned to the 22nd Dáil as TDs for the Cork North-Central constituency.[3] He was re-elected at the next four general elections, until his defeat at the 1992 general election.[3]
He achieved ministerial office in 1987, in the 25th Dáil, when Fianna Fáil returned to power under Taoiseach Charles Haughey and formed the 29th Government of Ireland. In March 1987, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Tourism and Transport with responsibility for Tourism.[4]
At the 1989 general election Fianna Fáil hoped to increase its representation in the 26th Dáil but instead lost seats, and entered a coalition government with the Progressive Democrats. Lyons returned to his previous job as Minister of State, this time in the renamed Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications.[5] He left ministerial office in a reshuffle on 11 February 1992, when Albert Reynolds took over as Taoiseach.[2]
At the 1992 general election, Fianna Fáil won only one seat in the five-seater Cork North-Central constituency, and Fine Gael's Liam Burke replaced Lyons in the 27th Dáil. Lyons then stood unsuccessfully at the 1993 Seanad Éireann election for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He contested the 1997 Seanad election for the Cultural and Educational Panel but again lost, and then retired from politics.[3]
He died on 7 July 2014.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Denis Lyons". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Former FF minister of state Denis Lyons (78) dies". The Irish Times. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Denis Lyons". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Transfer of Ministerial Functions: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (25th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 April 1987. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State. – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 July 1989. Retrieved 14 April 2023.