Tom Raftery

For the Cleveland Naps baseball player (1881–1954), see Tom Raftery (baseball).

Tom Raftery
Senator
In office
1 November 1989 – 17 February 1993
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Member of the European Parliament
In office
June 1984 – June 1989
ConstituencyMunster
Personal details
Born
Thomas Raftery

(1933-08-15) 15 August 1933 (age 91)
Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Tom Raftery (born 15 August 1933) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician and university professor.[1] He was elected to the European Parliament at the 1984 European election for the Munster constituency. He lost his seat at the 1989 European election but was elected to the Seanad at the 1989 Seanad election for the Administrative Panel.[1] He failed to retain his Seanad seat at the 1992 election. He stood unsuccessfully in the Munster constituency at the 1994 European election.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Tom Raftery". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Tom Raftery". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2009.