Tom Berkery

Irish politician (born 1953)

Tom Berkery
Senator
In office
13 June 1997 – 17 September 1997
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Thomas Berkery (born 1953) is a Fine Gael politician from Nenagh in County Tipperary in Ireland. He is a former local councillor, and was briefly a Senator in 1997.[1]

A farmer, auctioneer, and long-serving member of North Tipperary County Council, Berkery lost his council seat in the 1991 local elections, but was re-elected at the 1999 and 2004 local elections.[2] He lost his seat at the 2009 local elections and stood unsuccessfully at the 2014 local elections.[3]

Berkery was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Tipperary North constituency at five general elections: 1981, February 1982, November 1982, 1989 and 1997.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Berkery". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Berkery". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Tipp FM Election Coverage 2014". Tipp FM. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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