Bernard Markey
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Bernard Markey (7 November 1935 – 23 July 2003) was an Irish
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politician who served both as a
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(TD) and as a
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. Markey was first elected to
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on the
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in 1973 and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1977. He was elected to
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at the 1981 general election for the
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constituency, and held the seat at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and was also an unsuccessful
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candidate at the 1989 general election. He remained a member of Louth County Council until 1999 when he did not seek re-election at which time he had resigned from Fine Gael and was an Independent member. He had operated a perfume distribution business and sold fragrances across Ireland and Europe.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Markey, Bernard 1935 births 2003 deaths Fine Gael TDs Members of Louth County Council Members of the 13th Seanad Members of the 14th Seanad Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil Fine Gael senators Independent candidates in Dáil elections Labour Panel senators