Please answer the following question: Facts: - party: fine gael - spouse: mary lehane - office: teachta dala - constituency: cork east - birth date: 15 february 1957 - term start: june 1997 - name: david stanton - children: 4 - nationality: irish - birth place: county cork , ireland - alma mater: university college cork Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david stanton .
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david stanton -lrb- born 15 february 1957 -rrb- is an irish fine gael politician .he has been a teachta dala -lrb- td -rrb- for cork east since 1997 .stanton was born in county cork .he was educated at st. colman 's vocational school , midleton ; sharman crawford technical institute , cork and university college cork where he received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and mathematical science .before entering politics , he was a woodwork and technical drawing teacher and a career guidance counsellor in st. colman 's community college in midleton .he is married to mary lehane and they have four sons .stanton was first elected to dail Eireann at the 1997 general election and has been re-elected at every general election since .he was party spokesperson on social and family affairs , and equality from 2004 to 2007 .prior to this he acted as deputy spokesperson on education and science , and spokesperson on labour affairs , consumer rights and trade from 1997 to 2002 .from 2007 to 2010 , he was party assistant chief whip -lrb- dail reform -rrb- with special responsibility for disability issues .in july 2010 , he was appointed party spokesperson on defence .in october 2011 , he called for summertime to be extended .