Background
BLANEY, Neil Terence was born on October 29, 1922 in Rossnakill, Letterkenny, Company Donegal. Parents: Neal and Hannah Blaney.
Member of the European Parliament
BLANEY, Neil Terence was born on October 29, 1922 in Rossnakill, Letterkenny, Company Donegal. Parents: Neal and Hannah Blaney.
Spoken languages: English.
Local government; Member, Irish Parliament (Dail) for Donegal, 1948 (FF, 1948-1971, Ind, since 1973). Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, 1957. Minister for Local Government, 1955-1966.
Member of the European Parliament, 1979-1984. !989-:Vice Chairman, Rainbow Group in the European Parliament. Member, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Committee, 1979-1984, since 1989.
Member, Budgetary Control Committee, 1979-1984. Substitute, Budgetary Control Committee. Member, Australia and New Zealand Delegation.
Member, European Parliament, 1979-1984, since 1989. Farming and Business interests.
Roman Catholic
Spouse Eva (née Corduff), 1959. Children: seven.