Liam Kavanagh (9 February 1935 – 13 December 2021) was an Irish Labour Party politician.

Biography

He was elected to

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at the 1969 general election as a Labour Party

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(TD) for the

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constituency. He remained in the Dáil until he lost his seat at the 1997 general election. He was also appointed to the

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on two occasions in 1973 and 1977 and was elected to the parliament in 1979 for the

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constituency. He gave up this seat on being appointed Minister for Labour and Minister for the Public Service in 1981. Kavanagh also served as a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly from 1990 to 1997 and of the Semi-State Bodies Commission from 1987 to 1997, being chairman from 1995 to 1997. He was appointed to the

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on its establishment in December 2001. Kavanagh was the nephew of James Everett, a former Labour Party cabinet minister. His own son Conal Kavanagh was a member of

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and Wicklow Town Council from 2004 until he retired in 2014. He died on 13 December 2021, at the age of 86.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavanagh, Liam 1935 births 2021 deaths Members of Wicklow County Council Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of the 19th Dáil Members of the 20th Dáil Members of the 21st Dáil Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil Members of the 24th Dáil Members of the 25th Dáil Members of the 26th Dáil Members of the 27th Dáil Labour Party (Ireland) MEPs MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1979–1984 MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1977–1979 MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1973–1977 Ministers for the environment of Ireland