Brendan Griffin is a former Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 Fine Gael

Fine Gael

Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...

 politician. A national teacher by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1969 general election

Irish general election, 1969

The Irish general election of 1969 was held on 18 June 1969. The newly elected members of the 19th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 2 July when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed...

. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann

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 as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

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 (TD) at the 1973 general election

Irish general election, 1973

The Irish general election of 1973 was held on 28 February 1973. The newly elected 144 members of the 20th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 4 March when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

 for the Tipperary South

Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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 constituency. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1989 general election

Irish general election, 1989

The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Thursday, 15 June 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 25 May. The newly elected 166 members of the 26th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 29 June...

. He later served as a member of South Tipperary County Council

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Magill Magazine described him as a "plodder".