ray burke

Ray Burke (born September 30, 1943) is a former Fianna Fil politician. Burke was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at O'Connell Schools and became an auctioneer. He was elected to Dil ireann in 1973, following in the footsteps of his father P. J. Burke. He held his seat until his resignation almost twenty-five years later. In 1977 Burke was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce. He supported George Colley in the Fianna Fil leadership contest of 1979 but was still retained in his government position by the new Taoiseach, Charles Haughey. In October 1980 he was appointed Minister for the Environment, a position he held until June 1981, and again in the short-lived government of 1982. Between 1987 and 1989 he served as Minister for Energy. After this he was appointed Minister for Industry and Commerce and Communications. Following the formation of the Progressive Democrats-Fianna Fil Coalition in 1989 he became Minister for Justice and Minister for Communications, this rather unusual combination of portfolios would later cause questions of improper payments from the now defunct Century Radio. When Albert Reynolds came to power in 1992 Burke was sacked from the Cabinet. In 1997 Fianna Fil was back in power and Burke was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. His tenure was short-lived due to allegations that he received 80,000 from a property developer regarding the former Dublin County Council. Burke resigned from the Cabinet after just four months. This allegation lead to the setting up of the Planning Tribunal chaired by Mr Justice Feargus Flood. In an interim report of the subsequent Flood Tribunal he was unambiguously judged by Flood to be "corrupt". In July 2004, he pleaded guilty to making false tax returns. After a period on bail, on 24th January 2005 he was sentenced to 6 months in jail for these offences, making him one of the most senior politicians in the history of the Irish Republic to serve time in jail

Political Career

idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Sylvester Barret	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for the Environment 1980-1981	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Peter Barry
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Peter Barry	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for the Environment 1982	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Dick Spring
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Michael Noonan	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for Energy 1987-1988	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Michael Smith
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: John P. Wilson	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for Communications 1987-1991	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Samus Brennan
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Albert Reynolds	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for Industry & Commerce 1988-1989	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Desmond O'Malley
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Gerard Collins	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for Justice 1989-1992	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Pdraig Flynn
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Dick Spring	width="40%" align="center"\|Minister for Foreign Affairs 1997	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: David Andrews

External link

Flood Tribunal Report on Ray Burke

Burke, Ray Burke, Ray

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