Constituency Cork North–West Role Irish Politician Name Gerard Murphy | Political party Fine Gael Nationality Irish Party Fine Gael | |
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Born 25 March 1951 (age 73)
County Cork, Ireland ( 1951-03-25 ) | ||
Gerard Murphy (born 25 March 1951) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North–West constituency from 2002 to 2007.
Murphy was elected to the 29th Dail at the 2002 general election, ousting his Fine Gael running-mate, three-term TD Michael Creed. He was Fine Gael's deputy spokesperson on Justice. He was previously a member of Cork County Council, to which he was elected in 1991. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election to his running-mate Michael Creed. Following his defeat, he ran for election to Seanad Éireann but was defeated. He was re-elected to Cork County Council for the Kanturk electoral area at the 2009 local elections. He was returned again to Cork County Council at the 2014 local elections.