Jerry Cronin

Jeremiah "Jerry" Cronin ( Irish Diarmaid Ó Cróinín , born September 15, 1925 in Currabeha , Fermoy , County Cork ; † October 19, 1990 ) was an Irish politician and sat from 1965 to 1981 in the Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish Parliament .

Cronin was elected in the 1965 elections in the Cork North-East constituency for the Fianna Fáil in the 18th Dáil Éireann. He was re-elected in 1969, 1973 and 1977. During the 19th Dáil he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries from 1969 to May 9, 1970 and then finally held a ministerial post as Minister of Defense from May 9, 1970 to March 14, 1973. In the elections for the 22nd Dáil in 1981, Cronin did not run. From 1979 to 1984 he was a member of the European Parliament .

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Entry on the side of the Oireachtas
Entry for Jerry Cronin in the database of Members of the European Parliament

personal data
SURNAME	Cronin, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cronin, Jeremiah (real name); Ó Cróinín, Diarmaid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish politician, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH	September 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Currabeha , Fermoy , County Cork
DATE OF DEATH	October 19, 1990