constituency birth_place nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
roscommon -- south leitrim longford -- roscommon administrative panel roscommon , ireland irish fianna fáil minister dála senator of state for housing and local services teachta 10 september 1947 13 may 2008 may 2007 may 2002 october 1989 michael finneran
 9 march 2011 february 2011 may 2007 may 2002 michael finneran
michael finneran

michael finneran -lrb- born 10 september 1947 -rrb- is a former irish fianna fáil politician .
he was a teachta dála -lrb- td -rrb- for the roscommon -- south leitrim constituency from 2007 to 2011 , and also served as a minister of state .
a former psychiatric nurse , finneran was first elected to dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election for the longford -- roscommon constituency .
he was previously a member of seanad Éireann from 1989 to 2002 .
on 13 may 2008 , shortly after brian cowen became taoiseach , he was appointed as minister of state at the department of the environment , heritage and local government with special responsibility for housing , urban renewal and developing areas .
the title was changed to housing and local services in 2009 .
he retired from politics at the 2011 general election .
