Pat Cox

Pat Cox
Cox in 2009
President of the European Parliament
In office
15 January 2002 – 20 July 2004
Vice PresidentGérard Onesta
Preceded byNicole Fontaine
Succeeded byJosep Borrell
Leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group
In office
1 June 1998 – 15 January 2002
Preceded byGijs de Vries
Succeeded byGraham Watson
Member of the European Parliament
In office
25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004
ConstituencyMunster
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1992 – June 1994
ConstituencyCork South-Central
Personal details
Born
Patrick Cox

(1952-11-28) 28 November 1952 (age 71)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Cathy Cox
(m. 1987)
Children6
EducationArdscoil Rís
Alma mater

Patrick Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician, journalist and television current affairs presenter who served as President of the European Parliament from 2002 to 2004 and Leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group from 1998 to 2002. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1989 to 2004 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central from 1992 to 1994.[1]

Cox was a presenter with RTÉ's Today Tonight.

  1. ^ "Pat Cox - Personally Speaking Bureau". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.