| Office | Teachta Dála |
|---|---|
| Term start | November 1992 |
| Term end | May 2002 |
| Term start 1 | June 1981 |
| Term end 1 | June 1989 |
| Constituency 1 | Cork North-Central |
| Term start 2 | November 1979 |
| Term end 2 | June 1981 |
| Constituency 2 | Cork City |
| Term start 3 | June 1969 |
| Term end 3 | June 1977 |
| Constituency 3 | Cork City North-West |
| Office 4 | Senator |
| Term start 4 | 27 October 1977 |
| Term end 4 | 7 November 1979 |
| Constituency 4 | Administrative Panel |
| Term start 5 | 21 June 1977 |
| Term end 5 | 27 October 1977 |
| Constituency 5 | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Birth date | 2 February 1928 |
| Birth place | Cork, Ireland |
| Death date | 21 August 2005 (aged 77) |
| Death place | Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Education | Christian Brothers College |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
| Relatives |
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Liam Burke (2 February 1928 – 21 August 2005) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency. Burke was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election for Cork City North-West.[1] After the constituencies were redrawn, he stood at the 1977 general election in the new Cork City constituency, but lost his seat. He was nominated to the 13th Seanad on 21 June 1977 to fill a vacancy. He was elected to the 14th Seanad in October 1977.
He was returned to the 21st Dáil at a by-election on 7 November 1979 in the same constituency, following the death of the Labour Party TD Patrick Kerrigan. That by-election win contributed to the decision of then Taoiseach Jack Lynch to resign in December 1979.
Burke lost his seat for the second time at the 1989 general election but regained it at the 1992 general election. He then retained his seat until retiring aged 74 at the 2002 general election.[2] At that time he and Harry Blaney shared the distinction of being the oldest serving TDs.
He was educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, and University College Cork. He was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1984 to 1985.[3]
Burke died on 21 August 2005, aged 77.
His sister, Mary Woods, was elected as a councillor for Fine Gael on the Town Council for Midleton, County Cork from 1985 until town councils were abolished in 2014. His uncle Tadhg Manley was a Fine Gael TD from 1954 to 1961. He was a cousin of Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher.[2]
References
- ^ "Liam Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived 8 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Liam Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived 30 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.