Tom Parlon (Irish: Tomás Mac Phartaláin ^[1]; born 19 August 1953) is an Irish Progressive Democrats politician and president of the party. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Laois-Offaly from 2002 to 2007 and is currently the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Progressive Democrats (Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, lit. ... 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. ... County Laois County Offaly Laoighis-Offaly (formerly Leix-Offaly, soon to be renamed Laois-Offaly) is a parliamentary constituency in the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland, which currently returns five Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament). ... 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. ... Government Buildings, Dublin, is the location of the Department of Finance The Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) is a department of the Irish government. ... The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for Irish Government and historic buildings in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Tom Parlon was educated at Coolderry National School, Roscrea CBS, and Gurteen Agricultural College. He was elected to Dáil Éireann for the first time in the 2002 general election as a Progressive Democrats candidate. He was appointed Minister of State on one of his first days in the Dáil. Previous to being a politician Parlon held a number of senior positions in the Irish Farmers Association, including Deputy-President (1991–1993) and President (1997–2001). In the period before the 2002 general election, it was some time before he could make up his mind whether to stand for Fine Gael or the Progressive Democrats. He lost his seat in the 2007 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 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... 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. ... 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... This article is about the general election in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Complaint to Standards Commission

A complaint about Parlon appearing in an advertisement for animal feed was made to the Standards in Public Office Commission. The Commission advised that it is not appropriate for a serving office holder to be associated with the commercial promotion of particular products unconnected with the official duties of that person.^[2] The Standards in Public Office Commission (the Standards Commission) is an independent body established in December 2001 by the Irish Government under the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001. ...

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References

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External links

• Tom Parlon official website
• Tom Parlon's profile on the Progressive Democrat party website
• Elections Ireland: Tom Parlon — electoral history from the electionsireland.org website.

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database