Name Terry Shannon Succeeded by John Buttimer Role Politician | Political party Fianna Fail Spouse Ursula Shannon Children 4 Party Fianna Fail | |
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Born 12 June 1962 (age 62) Cork, Ireland ( 1962-06-12 ) |
Terry Shannon (born 12 June 1962) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a former Lord Mayor of Cork. He has served on Cork City Council since 1999, representing the South East electoral area. Prior to his election to the council, Shannon was a member of the Fianna Fáil National Youth Committee, chairperson of Cork North Central Ógra, and election agent to TD Micheál Martin. Shannon topped the poll in his first city council election with a 14.2% share of the vote. He has been re-elected twice, in 2004 and 2009. He was elected to the office of Lord Mayor on 24 June 2011, having previously served as Deputy Lord Mayor in 2009.
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