Terry Shannon (politician) explained

Terry Shannon
Honorific-Prefix:Cllr
Office1:Cork City Councillor
Term Start1:1999
Constituency1:Cork South East
Office:Lord Mayor of Cork
Term Start:June 2011
Term End:June 2012
Predecessor:Michael O'Connell
Successor:John Buttimer
Birth Date:12 June 1962
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Ursula Shannon
Children:4

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.[1] 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.[2] Shannon topped the poll in his first city council election with a 14.2% share of the vote.[3] He has been re-elected five times, in 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024. He was elected to the office of Lord Mayor on 24 June 2011, having previously served as Deputy Lord Mayor in 2009.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New mayors for Cork city and county. RTÉ News. 24 June 2011. 29 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Cllr. Terry Shannon . . 29 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201093223/http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/terry-shannon/ . 1 February 2012 .
  3. Web site: Terry Shannon. ElectionsIreland.org. 29 June 2011.
  4. Web site: 'Green' transport advocate is capital's new mayor. Irish Independent. 28 June 2011. 29 June 2011.