Seán Ó Neachtain (born 22 May 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Connacht-Ulster from 2002 and North-West constituencies from 2004, when he was substituted for Pat "the Cope" Gallagher, until 2009.[1]
Seán Ó Neachtain | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office June 2004 – June 2009 | |
| Constituency | North-West |
| In office July 2002 – June 2004 | |
| Constituency | Connacht–Ulster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1947 Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
He was a member of the Transport and Tourism Committee, as well as the Fisheries Committee. Ó Neachtain was instrumental to the recognition of the Irish language as an official working language of the European Union.[2]
After obtaining a BA (hons) in 1969, Ó Neachtain became a school teacher. He worked in this capacity through the 1970s and 1980s. He was involved in regional politics around Galway and western Ireland from 1979, and served as a member of Galway County Council from 1991 to 2002. He made his first foray into European politics when he was appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions in 1994. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Galway West constituency at the 1997 general election.[1]
On 20 April 2009, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2009 European Parliament election due to health concerns.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Seán Ó Neachtain". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Seán Ó Neachtain's Contribution - Conradh na Gaeilge | Ar son phobal na Gaeilge". cnag.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Ó Neachtain will not contest election". RTÉ News. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
External links
edit- Ó Neachtain's official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 April 2009) (The domain is now parked.)
- Personal profile of Seán Ó Neachtain in the European Parliament's database of members