Tom Fleming (Irish politician)

For other people named Tom Fleming, see Tom Fleming (disambiguation).
Tom Fleming
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency Kerry South
Personal details
Born February 1951
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations		 Fianna Fáil (1980–2011)
Spouse(s) Lena Fleming
Children 3
Occupation Publican
Website www.tomfleming.ie

Tom Fleming (born February 1951) is a former Irish independent politician. He was elected at the 2011 general election to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry South.[1]

Fleming is a former Fianna Fáil member of Kerry County Council, and was co-opted to the council before the 1985 local elections, as a Fianna Fáil councillor for the Killarney electoral area, following the death of his father.[2] He retained his seat at the 1999, 2004 and 2009 local elections.[2] He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate for Kerry South at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.[2]

He and fellow councillor Michael Cahill left Fianna Fáil on 12 January 2011.[2][3] He contested the Kerry South constituency at the 2011 general election as an independent candidate, winning a seat.[2] He was part of the Dáil Technical group which gives independents and minor parties more speaking time in Dáil debates.[4]

Fleming was the fourth generation of his family to serve on Kerry County Council.[5]

He was a member of the Independent Alliance.[6] On 5 February 2016, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election on 26 February.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Tom Fleming". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tom Fleming". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "‘I have touched positively every home of every parish’". Irish Examiner. 9 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "TDs agree to form technical group". The Irish Times. 9 March 2011.
  5. ↑ 'Heirs to the Kingdom: Kerry's Political Dynasties' by Owen O'Shea (O'Brien Press, 2011)
  6. ↑ "Feargal Quinn to announce he is to join Independent Alliance". The Irish Times. 29 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tom Fleming pulls out of General Election race". Radio Kerry. 5 February 2016.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by
John O'Donoghue
(Fianna Fáil)		 Independent Teachta Dála for Kerry South
2011–2016 		Constituency abolished
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