Eamon Gilmore
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Eamon Gilmore (born 24 April 1955) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is currently the Party Spokesperson for the Environment & Local Government.
Eamon Gilmore is currently a Teachta Dála for Dún Laoghaire. He was educated at Garbally College, Ballinasloe and University College Galway. He served as President of UCG Students' Union from July 1974 to June 1975. From 1976 until 1978 he served as President of the Union of Students in Ireland. He first became involved in politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin County Council. Gilmore was first elected to Dáil Éireann for the first time in the 1989 General Election and has been re-elected on every occasion since then. Between 1994 and 1997 he served as Minister of State at the Department of the Marine. Gilmore is currently the Labour Party Spokesperson for the Environment & Local Government.
| Preceded by: Newly created office |
Minister of State at the Department of the Marine 1994-1997 |
Succeeded by: Office abolished |
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