Luke Flanagan
Luke Ming Flanagan ( Irish Lúcás Ming Ó Flannagáin , born January 22, 1972 in Roscommon ) is an Irish politician of the Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left .
Life
From 2004 to 2011 Flanagan was a member of Roscommon City Council. He was Mayor of Roscommon from 2010 to February 2011. From February 2011 to May 2014, Flanagan was an independent MP in the Dáil Éireann . He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014 . There he is a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan .
He is nicknamed Ming after the character Ming the Merciless ("Ming the Merciless") from the Flash Gordon series , whose hair and beard cut he took over.
Web links
Commons : Luke 'Ming' Flanagan - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Entry for Luke Flanagan in the European Parliament 's database of deputies
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian McDonald: Radical Mayor 'Ming' on a Roll and Targeting Dail. Irish Independent, December 30, 2010.
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SURNAME | Flanagan, Luke |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flanagan, Luke Ming; Ming; Ó Flannagáin, Lúcás Ming; Ó Flannagáin, Lúcás |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish politician, MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Roscommon , Ireland |