- Brian Hillery
Brian Hillery is an Irish businessman and former
Fianna Fáil Party politician, chairman of Ireland's largest media group,Tony O'Reilly 'sIndependent News and Media , and a governor of theCentral Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland .Current roles
Hillery is Chairman of
Independent News and Media (owners of The Irish Independent newspaper) and of Providence Resources Plc, both dominated by the O'Reilly family.He is also currently a member of the Government Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector and a Director of the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission (Ireland).
Hillery was appointed a director of the "Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland" from May 1 2008, succeeding
Martin O'Donoghue .Past roles
Until his appointment to the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, Hillery was chairman ofUniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) Plc.
He was an Executive Director, representing Ireland and Denmark, of the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) London (1994–1997).Hillery is also
Emeritus Professor at theMichael Smurfit Graduate School of Business ,University College Dublin .Political career
Hillery is a former member of
Dáil Éireann andSeanad Éireann (1977–1994). In 1977 he was elected to the14th Seanad forFianna Fáil by theAdministrative Panel , and after unsuccessfully contesting the 1981 general election in Dún Laoghaire he was returned to the15th Seanad , from 1981–1982. He did not sit in the brief16th Seanad , but was re-elected to the17th Seanad in 1983, where he served until he was elected asTeachta Dála (TD) for Dún Laoghaire at the 1987 general election.At the 1992 general election he lost his Dáil seat to
Helen Keogh of theProgressive Democrats , and was nominated by theTaoiseach to the20th Seanad . He resigned as Senator on 5 May 1994, to take up his post with theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development .References
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3331 Brian Hillery's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
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