Chris Flood

Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1947)

1997–2000Tourism, Sport and Recreation1991–1993HealthTeachta DálaIn office
February 1987 – April 2002ConstituencyDublin South-West Personal detailsBorn (1947-05-01) 1 May 1947 (age 77)
County Westmeath, IrelandPolitical partyFianna Fáil

Chris Flood (born 1 May 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-West constituency. Flood was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election and retained his seat until retiring at the 2002 general election.[1][2]

In February 1991 he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health by Taoiseach Charles Haughey and retained his post when Albert Reynolds became Taoiseach.[3][4] He was not re-appointed in January 1993, when Reynolds formed a government with the Labour Party.

In June 1997 he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation by Bertie Ahern and held that position until he resigned in January 2000.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Chris Flood". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Chris Flood". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Member of Government: Statement – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Vol. 404 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 February 1991. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Vol. 415 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 February 1992. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Vol. 480 No. 2". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 July 1997. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Chris Flood". The Irish Times. 28 January 2000.
  7. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Vol. 513 No. 4". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Noel Treacy
Minister of State at the Department of Health
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded byas Minister of State at the Department of Tourism and Trade Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
1997–2000
Succeeded by
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-West constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
Peadar Doyle
(FG)
Bernard Butler
(FF)
Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
Robert Briscoe
(FF)
14th 1951 Michael ffrench-O'Carroll
(Ind)
15th 1954 Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
1956 by-election Noel Lemass
(FF)
16th 1957 James Carroll
(Ind)
1959 by-election Richie Ryan
(FG)
17th 1961 James O'Keeffe
(FG)
18th 1965 John O'Connell
(Lab)
Joseph Dowling
(FF)
Ben Briscoe
(FF)
19th 1969 Seán Dunne
(Lab)
1970 by-election Seán Sherwin
(FF)
4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973 Declan Costello
(FG)
1976 by-election Brendan Halligan
(Lab)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot


Note that the boundaries of Dublin South-West from 1981 onwards share no common territory with the pre-1977 boundaries. See §History and boundaries

Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Seán Walsh
(FF)
Larry McMahon
(FG)
Mary Harney
(FF)
Mervyn Taylor
(Lab)
4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Michael O'Leary
(FG)
25th 1987 Chris Flood
(FF)
Mary Harney
(PDs)
26th 1989 Pat Rabbitte
(WP)
27th 1992 Pat Rabbitte
(DL)
Éamonn Walsh
(Lab)
28th 1997 Conor Lenihan
(FF)
Brian Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002 Pat Rabbitte
(Lab)
Charlie O'Connor
(FF)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
4 seats
2002–2016
30th 2007 Brian Hayes
(FG)
31st 2011 Eamonn Maloney
(Lab)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
2014 by-election Paul Murphy
(AAA)
32nd 2016 Colm Brophy
(FG)
John Lahart
(FF)
Paul Murphy
(AAA–PBP)
Katherine Zappone
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Paul Murphy
(S–PBP)
Francis Noel Duffy
(GP)