Ray MacSharry

Ray MacSharry
MacSharry in 1980
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
In office 6 January 1989 – 4 January 1993
President	Jacques Delors
Preceded by	Frans Andriessen
Succeeded by	René Steichen
Minister for Finance
In office 10 March 1987 – 24 November 1988
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	John Bruton
Succeeded by	Albert Reynolds
In office 9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	John Bruton
Succeeded by	Alan Dukes
Tánaiste
In office 9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	Michael O'Leary
Succeeded by	Dick Spring
Minister for Agriculture
In office 12 December 1979 – 30 June 1981
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	Jim Gibbons
Succeeded by	Alan Dukes
Minister of State
1978–1979	Public Service
Teachta Dála
In office July 1969 – 24 November 1988
Constituency	Sligo–Leitrim
Member of the European Parliament
In office 14 June 1984 – 10 March 1987
Constituency	Connacht–Ulster
Personal details
Born	Raymond MacSharry (1938-04-29) 29 April 1938 (age 86) Sligo, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Elaine Neilan ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2008)​
Children	6, including Marc
Education	Summerhill College
Alma mater	University College Galway

Ray MacSharry (born 29 April 1938) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from March 1982 to December 1982, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 1989 to 1993, Minister for Finance from March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1988, Minister for Agriculture from 1979 to 1981, Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service from 1978 to 1979. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency from 1969 to 1988. He also served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Connacht–Ulster constituency.^[1]