Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | |
|---|---|
 Gallagher in 2014 | |
| Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 7 July 2016 – 10 February 2020 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Ó Fearghaíl |
| Preceded by | Michael P. Kitt |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Connolly |
| Minister of State | |
| 2007–2008 | Health and Children |
| 2006–2007 | Transport |
| 2004–2006 | Communications, Marine and Natural Resources |
| 2002–2004 | Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| 1993–1994 | Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
| 1992–1993 | Marine |
| 1989–1993 | Gaeltacht |
| 1987–1989 | Marine |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2016 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| In office May 2002 – 4 June 2009 | |
| In office June 1981 – June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Donegal South-West |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2009 – 20 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | North-West |
| In office 1 July 1994 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Constituency | Connacht–Ulster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Gallagher 10 March 1948 Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Ann Gillespie (m. 1970) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
| Website | patthecope |
Patrick Gallagher (Irish: Pádraig Ó Gallchóir; born 10 March 1948) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2016 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 1987 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2008. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1981 to 1997, 2002 to 2009 and 2016 to 2020, and as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 to 2002 and from 2009 to 2014.[1][2]
- ^ "Pat The Cope Gallagher". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Members of the Government (Ministers) 29th Dáil. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Oireachtas website. Retrieved 15 January 2011.