John Stafford (Irish politician)

John Stafford
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987 – November 1992
ConstituencyDublin Central
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
June 1997 – June 1998
Preceded byBrendan Lynch
Succeeded byJoe Doyle
Personal details
Born (1944-05-20) 20 May 1944 (age 80)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Children3
Parent

John Stafford (born 20 May 1944) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 1987 general election.[2] He was re-elected there at the 1989 general election, but owing to the 1992 boundary revisions he was unable to gain nomination there for Fianna Fáil in that year's general election. Instead he was selected to stand in Dublin North-Central, where he was unsuccessful.

A member of Dublin City Council, Stafford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1997 to 1998,[3] and later proposed the motion which led to the council supporting the construction of the Spire of Dublin. The spire was opposed by his brother, councillor Tom Stafford. His father Thomas Stafford served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1967 to 1968.[4]

  1. ^ "John Stafford". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ "John Stafford". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Stafford is elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin". The Irish Times. 8 July 1997. Retrieved 13 November 2023.