Dan Wallace

Dan Wallace (born 14 June 1942) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served for more than twenty years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North–Central.

A former customs clerk with the Ford Motor Company in Cork, Wallace was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1981 and February 1982 general elections. He was first elected to the 24th Dáil at the November 1982 general election, and was re-elected to Dáil Éireann in every subsequent general election until he retired at that 2007 general election.

He has twice achieved ministerial office, as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment from 1992–1993 and again from 1997–2002.

In the 29th Dáil, Wallace was Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee until November 2004.

Dan Wallace was Lord Mayor of Cork for the 1985 to 1986 term.

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