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Hugh Coveney (1935-1998) was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected in 1981 as a Fine Gael TD for Cork. He lost his seat in the first general election of 1982 but regained it in the second election in the same year. He lost his seat again in 1987 and didn't contest the 1992 election. He was elected to the Dáil again in 1994 in a by-election. He was first appointed to the Cabinet in 1994 under John Bruton. Coveney was appointed Minister for Defence & Minister for the Marine. However, he was forced to resign the following year in controversial circumstances. He died suddenly in mysterious circumstances on March 14, 1998. His son, Simon Coveney, was elected to succeed him as TD in the resulting by-election and is currently also a Fine Gael MEP for Munster.
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