David Andrews (politician)

David Andrews ( Irish : Daithí Mac Aindriú ; born March 15, 1935 in Dublin ) is an Irish politician of the Fianna Fáil , who was from 1965 to 2002 a member of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ) and several times a minister.

biography

Family origin and MP

Andrews came from a strongly Republican family. His father Christopher "Todd" Andrews was not only a participant in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War , but also a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926 and later director of Radio Telefís Éireann . His mother, Mary Coyle, was a leading member of the militant women's organization Cumann na mBan . His younger brother Niall Andrews was a member of the Dáil Éireann from 1977 to 1987 as a representative of the Fianna Fáil and also a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 2004 .

Andrews completed a law degree and later worked as a senior counsel . His political career began when he was elected for the first time as a candidate for the Fianna Fáil in the elections on April 7, 1965 as a member of the Dáil Éireann. In the following years, after his re-elections on June 18, 1969 and February 28, 1973, he first represented the constituency of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and then, after a constituency reform, after his re-elections on June 16, 1977 , June 11, 1981 , February 18, 1982 , November 24, 1982 , February 17, 1987 , June 15, 1989 , November 25, 1992 and June 6, 1997 to May 17, 2002 the constituency of Dún Laoghaire .

Junior Minister and Minister

Between May 8, 1970 and February 5, 1973, Andrews was a member of the enlarged cabinet of Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister. When Lynch became Prime Minister again on July 5, 1977, Andrews was first Parliamentary Secretary and then from January 1, 1978 to December 11, 1979 Minister of State to the Foreign Minister. At the same time he took over the office of Minister of State at the Minister of Justice from January 1 to December 11, 1979. Lynch's successor as Prime Minister and also as chairman of Fianna Fáil, Charles Haughey , did not appoint Andrews to any of his three cabinets.

It was only under Haughey's successor Albert Reynolds that he was appointed Secretary of State on February 11, 1992 and held this office until January 12, 1993. He was then Secretary of Defense and Minister of the Navy until the end of Reynolds' term on December 15, 1994. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern reappointed him as Defense Minister on June 26, 1997 . As part of a government reshuffle, he took over the office of Foreign Minister again on October 8, 1997. On January 27, 2000, Andrews resigned as Secretary of State and resigned from the Cabinet.

His son is the teacher and barrister Barry Andrews , who was a member of the Dáil Éireann from 2002 to 2011 and also represented the constituency of Dún Laoghaire in this. His nephew, the son of his younger brother Niall Andrews, is Chris Andrews , who was mainly involved in local and local politics, but also represented the Fianna Fáil in Dáil Éireann from 2007 to 2011.

Web links

• Entry on the side of the Oireachtas
• Entry on electionsireland.org
• Short biography on rulers.org
• Irish Ministries

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephen Howe: Ireland and Empire: Colonial Legacies in Irish History and Culture . Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-19-154310-1 , pp. 92 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
2. ^ Niall Andrews on the homepage of the Oireachtas
3. ^ Niall Andrews at electionsireland.org
4. ↑ Barry Andrews on the Oireachtas homepage
5. ↑ Barry Andrews at electionsireland.org
6. ↑ Chris Andrews on the Oireachtas homepage
7. ↑ Chris Andrews at electionsireland.org