Charlie McCreevy

Charlie McCreevy
McCreevy in 2004
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Frits Bolkestein
Succeeded by	Michel Barnier
Minister for Finance
In office 26 June 1997 – 29 September 2004
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Ruairi Quinn
Succeeded by	Brian Cowen
Minister for Enterprise and Employment
In office 17 November 1994 – 15 December 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Ruairi Quinn
Succeeded by	Richard Bruton
Minister for Tourism and Trade
In office 22 January 1993 – 15 December 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Succeeded by	Enda Kenny
Minister for Social Welfare
In office 11 February 1992 – 12 January 1993
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Brendan Daly
Succeeded by	Michael Woods
Teachta Dála
In office June 1997 – 12 October 2004
Constituency	Kildare North
In office June 1977 – June 1997
Constituency	Kildare
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-30) 30 September 1949 (age 74) Sallins, County Kildare, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Noeleen Halligan ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	1
Education	Gormanston College
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Charles McCreevy (born 30 September 1949) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2004 to 2010, Minister for Finance from 1997 to 2004, Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1993 to 1994 and Minister for Social Welfare from 1992 to 1993. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency (and later the Kildare North constituency) from 1977 to 2004.^[1]

When McCreevy resigned his Dáil seat on his appointment to the European Commission, his son, Charlie Jnr, declined the opportunity to be the Fianna Fáil candidate in the resulting by-election. The seat was won by the independent candidate, Catherine Murphy.