Gerry O'Sullivan (10 April 1936 – 5 August 1994) was an Irish Labour Party politician from Cork.[1] He was a long-serving member of Cork City Council, and was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1986 to 1987.
Gerry O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 1993–1994 | Marine |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1989 – 5 August 1994 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1936 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 5 August 1994 (aged 58) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North-Central having topped the poll.[2] He was re-elected at the 1992 general election, receiving 10,008 first preference votes, again topping the poll.[1]
In January 1993, after the formation of a Fianna Fáil–Labour coalition government, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Marine (with special responsibility for Port Development Safety at sea and Inland Fisheries).[3]
He died in office in August 1994 following a short illness.[citation needed]
The by-election for his seat was held on 10 November 1994, and was won by Kathleen Lynch of Democratic Left.
In 1996 the Port of Cork commissioned a new 30m, 176 ton tug and pilot vessel which was christened the M.T. Gerry O'Sullivan in his honour. The boat is usually moored in either Cobh or Ringaskiddy.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gerry O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Gerry O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Towage Requirements". Port of Cork. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.