Dan Neville (born 8 December 1946) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1997 to 2016, and was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1989 to 1997.

He was a member of Limerick County Council from 1985 to 2003. Due to the abolition of the dual mandate Neville stepped down from Limerick County Council, he was replaced by his son Tom Neville. Neville first stood as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, when he failed to win a seat. He did not contest the 1989 general election, but at the subsequent Seanad election he won a seat on the Labour Panel. He was unsuccessful again at the 1992 general election, but was re-elected at the 1993 election to the 20th Seanad.

Dan Neville

He finally won a seat in the Dáil at the 1997 general election. He retained his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. In the 2011 general election, he was elected for the Limerick constituency. He is president of the Irish Association of Suicidology. He was the party deputy spokesperson on Health, with special responsibility for Mental Health from 2010 to 2011.

Dan Neville

He was Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from May 2014 to June 2016.

Dan Neville

On 11 August 2015, he announced that he would not contest the 2016 general election.

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1946 births

Living people

Alumni of University College Cork

Fine Gael TDs

Local councillors in County Limerick

Irish people of Norman descent

Members of the 19th Seanad

Members of the 20th Seanad

Members of the 28th Dáil

Members of the 29th Dáil

Members of the 30th Dáil

Members of the 31st Dáil

Fine Gael senators

Labour Panel senators