Hugh Coveney was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1996 to 1997, Minister for the Marine and Minister for Defence from 1994 to 1995 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 1982 to 1983.
15 Facts About Hugh Coveney
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Hugh Coveney served as a Teachta Dala for the Cork South-Central constituency from 1981 to 1982,1982 to 1987 and 1994 to 1998.
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Hugh Coveney was educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Clongowes Wood College and the College of Estate Management, London.
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Hugh Coveney worked as a chartered quantity surveyor in his father's surveying firm, Patrick F Coveney Associates.
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Hugh Coveney was a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Hugh Coveney married Pauline Brown in 1969; and they had six sons and one daughter.
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Hugh Coveney served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1982 to 1983.
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Hugh Coveney was first elected to Dail Eireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Cork South-Central constituency at the 1981 general election.
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Hugh Coveney lost his seat in the first general election of 1982 but regained it in the second election in the same year.
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Hugh Coveney lost his seat again at the 1987 general election and did not contest the 1989 or 1992 general elections.
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Hugh Coveney was elected to the Dail again in the 1994 Cork South-Central by-election caused by the resignation of the Progressive Democrats TD Pat Cox.
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Hugh Coveney was appointed to cabinet in December 1994 under Taoiseach John Bruton as Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine.
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Hugh Coveney's yacht Golden Apple of The Sun was a successful competitor in the Admiral's Cup in the 1970s.
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Ten days later, on 13 March 1998, Hugh Coveney visited his solicitor to change his will.
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The next day, 14 March 1998, Hugh Coveney died in a fall from a seaside cliff while out walking alone.