David Andrews (Irish politician)

David Andrews ( Irish: Daithí Mac Aindriú; born March 15, 1935 in Dublin) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a former minister.

Biography

Andrews holds a degree in law and was later as a legal adviser ( Senior Counsel ) operates. His political career began in 1965 when he was elected as the candidate of Fianna Fáil for the first time for the Members of the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ). In the following years he represented the constituency where he initially Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown and then after a reform constituency from 1977 to 2002 the constituency of Dún Laoghaire.

Already, between May 1970 and February 1973 he was a member of the extended cabinet of Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense. As Lynch July 5, 1977 again became Prime Minister, Andrews was initially Parliamentary Secretary and then from January 1978 to December 1979 Minister of State at the Foreign Minister. At the same time he took over from January to December 1979, the Minister of State Minister of Justice. Lynch's successor as Prime Minister and also as chairman of the Fianna Fáil, Charles Haughey, however, Andrews called in any of his three cabinets.

Only under Haugheys successor Albert Reynolds, he was appointed as Foreign Minister in the government on 11 February 1992 and held that office until January 12, 1993. Subsequently, he was to the end of Reynolds' term of office on 15 December 1994 Minister of Defence and Minister of the Navy. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, then called him again on 26 June 1997 to the Secretary of Defense. As part of a government reshuffle when he took on an October 8, again in 1997 the Office of the Secretary of State. On 27 January 2000 Andrews resigned as Secretary of State and resigned from the Cabinet from.