Liam Lawlor

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Liam Lawlor ( Irish : Liam Ó Leathlobhair ; born October 1, 1945 in Crumlin, Dublin , † October 22, 2005 in Moscow ) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who was a member of the Fianna Fáil between 1977 and 1981, 1982 and most recently from 1987 to 2002 House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ) was.

Life

Lawlor, who was the managing director of an engineering company for refrigeration and freezing technology ( Refrigeration Engineering Company ), was elected for the first time in the elections of June 16, 1977 as a member ( Teachta Dála ) of the Dáil Éireann and represented in this until his defeat at the subsequent elections on June 11, 1981 the constituency of Dublin County West . In the elections of February 18, 1982 he was re-elected as a member of the Dáil Éireann in the Dublin West constituency, but left the House of Commons again after his defeat in the early elections of November 24, 1982 .

In the elections of February 17, 1987 Lawlor was re-elected to the Fianna Fáil as a member of the Dáil Éireann and represented in this now after his re-elections on June 15, 1989 , November 25, 1992 and June 6, 1997 until May 17, 2002 the constituency of Dublin West .

During his parliamentary membership he was during the 25th legislative period 1987-1989 chair of the Joint Committee of Parliament ( Oireachtas ) for government-sponsored enterprise ( Joint Committee on Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies ). As a candidate of the Fianna Fáil he had moreover with the county elections on 27 June 1991 in the constituency Lucan unsuccessfully for a seat in the Council of the County South Dublin ( South Dublin County Council candidate). During the 28th legislative period, he became Vice-Chairman of the Finance and the Public Service Committee on December 17, 1997 . In the county elections of June 10, 1999, he ran again unsuccessfully for a seat in South Dublin County Council in the Clondalkin constituency .

During the tenure of Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) Bertie Ahern , Fianna Fáil was repeatedly confronted with allegations of corruption. Ray Burke had to resign as foreign minister for this reason and Liam Lawlor got in the crosshairs because of payments received. After being arrested for the first time in January 2001, he lost his position as deputy chairman of the committee on January 10, 2001, but refused to resign despite being arrested again in January and February 2002.

Lawlor was killed in a car accident in Moscow on October 22, 2005 after his vehicle hit a street lamp. His marriage to Hazel Lawlor had three sons and a daughter.

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SURNAME Lawlor, Liam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liam Ó Leathlobhair (Irish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Crumlin, Dublin
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 2005
Place of death Moscow