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Alan Dukes (born 20 April 1945) is an Irish former politician who served as leader of Fine Gael and as Teachta Dála (TD) for Kildare and Kildare South.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr. Alan Dukes )〕 He held several major government positions, and holds the distinction of being one of only five TDs to be appointed Minister on their first day in the Dáil. He lost his seat in the 2002 general election. He was subsequently appointed Director General of the Institute of International and European Affairs and chairman of Anglo Irish Bank. ==Early life== Dukes was born in Drimnagh in 1945. His father, James F. Dukes, was originally from Tralee, County Kerry and was a senior civil servant, the founding chairman and chief executive of the Higher Education Authority, while his mother was from near Ballina, County Mayo. The Dukes family originally came from the north of England. His grandfather had served with the Royal Engineers in World War I, and settled in Cork and then Kerry afterwards where he worked with the Post Office creating Ireland's telephone network. He also developed a keen interest in the Irish language, which is something shared by his grandson. He was educated by the Christian Brothers at Coláiste Mhuire, Parnell Square and was offered a number of scholarships for third level on graduation, including one for the Irish language. His interest in the Irish language continues to this day, and he regularly appears on Irish language television programmes. On leaving school, he attended University College Dublin where he captained the fencing team to its first ever Intervarsity title. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Dukes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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