Denis Lyons (born 1935) is a retired Irish Fianna Fáil party politician and former junior minister in the Irish government. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The Government (Irish: ) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Lyons was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1981 general election, when he was one of two Fianna Fáil candidates returned to the 22nd Dáil as TDs for the Cork North-Central constituency. He was re-elected at the next four general elections, until his defeat at the 1992 general election. The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann (pronounced ) is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish general election of 1981 was held on June 11, 1981, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on May 21. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 22nd Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Cork North Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday, November 25, 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on November 5. ...

He achieved ministerial office in 1987, in the 25th Dáil, when Fianna Fáil returned to power under Taoiseach Charles Haughey and formed the 29th Government of Ireland. From 12 March 1987 to 31 March 1987, Lyons served briefly as Minister of State at the Department of the Marine (under Minister Brendan Daly), before being appointed as Minister of State for Tourism and Transport under minister John P. Wilson. This is a list of the members who were elected to the 25th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: or ) — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach[1], is the head of government of Ireland or prime minister. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 25th Dáil was elected on February 17, 1987 and first met on March 10 when the 20th Government of Ireland was appointed. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Minister of State, in the Republic of Ireland, is a junior minister of non-cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the cabinet. ... Brendan Daly (born February 2, Irish politician. ... The Minister for Transport is the senior minister at the Department of Transport (An Roinn Iompair) in the Irish Government. ... John P. Wilson (born 1923) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...

At 1989 general election, Fianna Fáil had hoped to increase its representation in the 26th Dáil, but instead lost seats and found itself in a coalition government with the Progressive Democrats. Lyons returned to his previous job as Minister of State, this type in the renamed Department of Tourism Transport and Communications, under Minister Séamus Brennan. He left ministerial office in a reshuffle on 11th February 1992. The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Friday, June 15, 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on May 25. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 26th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Progressive Democrats (Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, lit. ... Séamus Brennan (born February 16, 1948) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... (Redirected from 11th February) February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

At the 1992 general election, Fianna Fáil won only one seat in the five-seater Cork North-Central constituency, and Fine Gael's Liam Burke replaced Lyons in the 27th Dáil. He then stood unsuccessfully in the 1993 Seanad Éireann elections on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He contested the 1997 Seanad elections on the Cultural and Educational Panel, but lost again, and retired from politics. The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday, November 25, 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on November 5. ... Cork North Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Liam Burke (February 1928 – August 21, 2005) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 27th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... The Industrial and Commercial Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cultural and Educational Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland). ...

External links

• Denis Lyons's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database