Michael Ahern (b.January 20, 1949), is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a TD for Cork East and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code tank destroyer Teachta Dála (TD), Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service in the British Territorial Army touchdown Toronto-Dominion Bank and TD Bank Financial Group Tower Defense tracking dog trust... Cork East is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... 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 the cabinet. ... The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment is one of the most important economic ministeries in the Irish Cabinet. ...

Michael Ahern was born in Dungourney, County Cork. He was educated at Dungourney N.S, Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary, and University College Dublin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Politics and Psychology. He also attended Kimmage Manor, Dublin where he studied Theology. For a brief period in the early 1970s Ahern worked as a Secondary School teacher. In 1973 he became an Accountancy Student at Coopers/Lybrand, Cork. In 1977 he became Financial Controller with a building construction firm in Cork. Between 1981 and 2000 Ahern served as Principal of Registered Audit & Accountancy Practice. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ahern was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1982 and has held his seat ever since. In 1984 he received his first major promotion when he became Fianna Fáil Deputy spokesperson on Transport in Charles Haughey's front bench. During his career in the Dáil, Ahern has served on a number of committees, including the Public Accounts Committee, the Joint Committee of Health & Children and the Joint Committee on Finance & Public Service. Between 1992 and 1993 he served as Minister for Science & Technology. Between 1994 and 1997 he served as Opposition Spokesperson on the Office of Public Works and Taxation. In 2002 Fianna Fáil were re-elected and Ahern received his current position at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, effectively as Minister for Trade & Commerce. Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles (Charlie) James Haughey ( Ir. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is 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) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for Irish Government and historic buildings in the Republic of Ireland. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Michael Ahern is the son of the late Liam Ahern, a Senator between 1957 and 1973, and a TD from 1973 until 1974. Ahern's Grand-Uncle, John Dinneen, was also a member of the Dáil between 1922 and 1927. A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code tank destroyer Teachta Dála (TD), Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service in the British Territorial Army touchdown Toronto-Dominion Bank and TD Bank Financial Group Tower Defense tracking dog trust... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February...

See also

• Minister of State
• Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil