Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)
- Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)
(Gerard) "Gerry" Reynolds (born 1 April 1961) is an Irish Fine Gael politician from County Leitrim. He was a Senator and later a TD for the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim.
Family
Reynolds was born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, to Pat Joe Reynolds and his wife Tess. He received his secondary education at Garbally College in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. His father Pat Joe was a Fine Gael TD and senator, and his grandfather Paddy had been a TD until his assassination in 1932, when his widow Mary was elected to succeed him, and held the seat for 29 years.
Political career
Elected to Seanad Éireann in 1987 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, Reynolds was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1989 general election. He lost his seat at the 1992 general election to Declan Bree as part of the nationwide swing to Labour and returned to the 20th Seanad, elected again by the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He regained his seat in the 1997 general election but lost it again to independent candidate Marian Harkin at the 2002 general election.[cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=526 |title=Gerry Reynolds's electoral history |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-02-21] ]A member of Leitrim County Council since 1985, Reynolds was re-elected as a councillor for Carrick-on-Shannon in the 2004 local elections.
References
*oireachtas-database |1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=28&MemberID=992&ConstID=164
External links
* [http://www.gerryreynolds.ie/ Gerry Renolds's website]
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=526 Gerry Reynolds's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
See also
*Families in the Oireachtas
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