Proinsias De Rossa
Proinsias De Rossa | |
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De Rossa in 2014 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | |
| In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 | |
| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Michael Woods |
| Succeeded by | Dermot Ahern |
| Leader of Democratic Left | |
| In office 15 February 1992 – 11 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Leader of the Workers' Party | |
| In office 11 February 1988 – 8 February 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Mac Giolla |
| Succeeded by | Marian Donnelly |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 1999 – 22 February 2012 | |
| In office 1 July 1989 – 30 November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Dublin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1982 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Palestine | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 1 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kyriacos Triantaphyllides |
| Succeeded by | Martina Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Ross 15 May 1940 |
| Party | Labour Party (since 1999) |
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| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
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Proinsias De Rossa (born 15 May 1940) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Social Welfare from 1994 to 1997, leader of Democratic Left from 1992 to 1999 and leader of the Workers' Party from 1988 to 1992. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1989 to 1992 and 1999 to 2012. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North-West from 1982 to 2002.