John Stafford (Irish politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 1987
Term End:November 1992
Constituency:Dublin Central
Office1:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start1:June 1997
Term End1:June 1998
Predecessor1:Brendan Lynch
Successor1:Joe Doyle
Birth Date:20 May 1944
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Children:3
Father:Thomas Stafford

John Stafford (born 20 May 1944) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 1987 general election.[2] He was re-elected there at the 1989 general election, but owing to the 1992 boundary revisions he was unable to gain nomination there for Fianna Fáil in that year's general election. Instead he was selected to stand in Dublin North-Central, where he was unsuccessful.

A member of Dublin City Council, Stafford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1997 to 1998,[3] and later proposed the motion which led to the council supporting the construction of the Spire of Dublin. The spire was opposed by his brother, councillor Tom Stafford. His father Thomas Stafford served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1967 to 1968.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Stafford. Oireachtas Members Database. 16 October 2015. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010407/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Stafford.D.1987-03-10. live.
  2. Web site: John Stafford . ElectionsIreland.org . 27 April 2013 . 17 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023153/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=219 . live .
  3. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 18 November 2023.
  4. News: Stafford is elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin. The Irish Times. 8 July 1997. 13 November 2023.