Gerard Murphy (politician)

Gerard Murphy (born 25 March 1951) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Cork County Councillor since May 2009. He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency from 2002 to 2007.[1]

Murphy was elected to the 29th Dail at the 2002 general election, ousting his Fine Gael running-mate, three-term TD Michael Creed.[2] He was Fine Gael's deputy Spokesperson on Justice. He was previously a member of Cork County Council, to which he was elected in 1991. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election to his running-mate Michael Creed. Following his defeat, he ran for election to Seanad Éireann but was defeated. He was re-elected to Cork County Council for the Kanturk local electoral area at the 2009 local elections.[2] He was returned again to Cork County Council at the 2014 local elections and the 2019 local elections.