Colm Burke
Colm Burke (born 17 January 1957) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and solicitor who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central since the 2020 general election. He previously served as a Seanad Éireann for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2011 to 2020, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South from 2007 to 2009 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 2003 to 2004.[1]
Colm Burke | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-Central |
| Senator | |
| In office 24 April 2011 – 9 February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 June 2007 – 24 June 2009 | |
| Constituency | South |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office 6 June 2003 – 4 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | John Kelleher |
| Succeeded by | Seán Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1957 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Mary McCaffrey |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
He was a member of the European Parliament for the South constituency in Ireland between 2007 and 2009.[2] He was appointed in June 2007, following the re-election of the outgoing MEP Simon Coveney to Dáil Éireann. Following the abolition of the dual mandate, Coveney opted to remain in national politics and resigned from the European Parliament. Burke subsequently sat as a Fine Gael and European People's Party MEP. He served on various European Parliament committees including Committee on Foreign Affairs, Internal Market & Consumer Protection (Substitute), Committee on Fisheries (Substitute Member) and Subcommittee on Human Rights (Substitute Member). Burke lost his seat at the 2009 European Parliament election, with Fine Gael party colleague Seán Kelly taking a seat instead.[3]
Burke was a member of Cork City Council from 1999 to 2007 and served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 2003 to 2004. He was elected to [Seanad Éireann in April 2011 and re-elected in 2016. He is the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Health.
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2019 Cork North-Central by-election. He was elected for the Cork North-Central constituency at the 2020 general election. During the campaign, the windows of his constituency office were smashed in and posters were taken.[4]
References
- "Colm Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- "Colm Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- "FG's Sean Kelly takes second seat in Ireland South". Irish Independent. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- "'It's been a tough week' – Fine Gael candidate Colm Burke opens up after bricks fired through window of his Cork office". Extra.ie. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
External links
- Colm Burke's page on the Fine Gael website
- Personal profile of Colm Burke in the European Parliament's database of members
| Civic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Kelleher |
Lord Mayor of Cork 2003 |
Succeeded by Seán Martin |
| European Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Simon Coveney |
Member of the European Parliament for South 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Seán Kelly |