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Bernard Durkan was born on 26 March, 1945 in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland, is an Irish Fine Gael politician (b. 1945). Discover Bernard Durkan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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78 years old |
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Aries |
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26 March 1945 |
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26 March |
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Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland |
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Ireland
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Bernard Durkan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Bernard Durkan's Wife?
His wife is Hilary Spence (m. 1983)
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Hilary Spence (m. 1983) |
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Bernard Durkan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bernard Durkan worth at the age of 78 years old? Bernard Durkan’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Bernard Durkan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Bernard J. Durkan (born 26 March 1945) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since 1997, and previously from 1982 to 1997 and 1981 to 1982 for the Kildare constituency.
He was born in Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo, in 1945.
Durkan was educated at St. John's, Carramore, County Mayo.
Durkan took part in a farmer's road blockade protest in 1967 and was imprisoned in Mountjoy Prison and Portlaoise Prison for eight weeks after refusing to pay a £7 10s. fine.
He was elected to Kildare County Council in 1976 and was a member until 1994, serving as chairman from 1986 to 1987.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Kildare constituency at the 1981 general election, but lost his seat at the February 1982 general election following the defeat of the Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition.
He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from May 1982 to November 1982.
Durkan regained his Dáil seat at the November 1982 general election, and was re-elected at the 1987, 1989, and 1992 general elections.
He previously served as Minister of State for Social Welfare from 1994 to 1997.
He served as Minister of State for Social Welfare from 1994 to 1997.
He currently serves as vice-chairman of the Joint Oireachtas on Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and as a member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs.
He has also previously acted as the chairman on the Oireachtas Committee of European Affairs and a member of the Eastern Health Board.
He has also served as Fine Gael Chief Whip.
When the Kildare constituency was divided, he was elected at the 1997 general election for the new constituency of Kildare North, and retained his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.
In 2010, Durkan refused to defer the drawing of his ministerial pension while still being paid as a TD. He instead decided to donate this pension to charity.
In 2023, Durkan called for an inquiry into the usage of parental alienation in family law cases, which he described as a "pseudo-condition".
He also topped the poll in the 2011 general election.
He was then subsequently elected as a member of the 16th Seanad as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel.
He was re-elected at the 2016 general election and 2020 general election, retaining his seat on both occasions on the final count.
During his career as a member of Dáil Éireann, he has held several Front Bench portfolios in Fine Gael, including Health, Food, Trade and Industry, Insurance, Overseas Development Aid and Human Rights, and Communications and Natural Resources.
