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| | Patrick Hillery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Though not himself political (he worked as a doctor and County Coroner) he agreed under pressure from Clare's senior Fianna Fáil TD (parliament)TD, party leader and former Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera, to become his running mate in the Irish General Election, 19511951 General Election. |
 | | He won a seat, becoming a TD (parliament)TD, remaining in Dáil Éireann until 1973 during which time he served as Minister for Education (1959-1965), Minister for Industry & Commerce (1965-1966), Minister for Labour (1966-1969) and Minister for External Affairs (1969-1973). |
 | | They noted how in June 1979 the first direct elections to the European Parliament had taken place, and how that meant there were now Fianna Fáil Member of the European ParliamentMEP/s and Fianna Fáil staff members based in Brussels, one of the cities where the rumours first apparently surfaced. |
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