constituency birth_place nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
nominated by the taoiseach county cork , ireland irish progressive democrats senator 24 november 1957 12 september 2002 john minihan -lrb- politician -rrb-
 3 august 2007 john minihan
john minihan -lrb- politician -rrb-

john minihan -lrb- born 24 november 1957 in county cork , ireland -rrb- is a former irish politician who served as a member of seanad Éireann for the progressive democrats .
he had previously served in the irish defence forces where he attained the rank of captain .
he stood as progressive democrat candidate for the cork south -- central constituency at the 2007 general election .
