About Peter Sands
Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 91). Peter Sands was an Irish politician and trade unionist.
Peter Sands (1 May 1924 – 17 October 2015) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who briefly served as a member of the 22nd Seanad. He was nominated by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, on 23 June 2007, to fill a vacancy left by the election of Brendan Kenneally to the Dáil at the 2007 general election. He was not nominated to the 23rd Seanad.
Sands was a lifelong trade unionist and former president of the Local Government and Public Services Union. He was a director of elections for Fianna Fáil in County Louth.
Sands died on 17 October 2015.
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Who was Peter Sands?
Irish politician (1924–2015)
When was Peter Sands born?
Peter Sands was born on 1 May 1924 in County Louth.
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Peter Sands died on 17 October 2015.
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Peter Sands was a politician and trade unionist.
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Peter Sands was Irish.
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· DBpedia: Peter Sands (politician)
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