Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 22, 1972(1972-01-22)
Age	52
Birthplace	Roscommon
Country	Ireland
Birth City	Roscommon
Horoscope	Aquarius

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Biography

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 22, 1972 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland. Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan (born 22 January 1972) is an Irish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Midlands–North-West constituency since 2014. He is an Independent, but sits in parliament with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.

Flanagan returned to his native Castlerea, County Roscommon where he contested the 2004 local elections; he was elected to Roscommon County Council, topping the poll and being elected on the first count, defeating sitting councillors John Murray and Danny Burke. He was re-elected on the first count at 2009 local elections, receiving 16.8% of 1st preference votes in the Castlerea electoral area, and exceeding the quota by 394 votes.

In December 2010, Flanagan proposed that his mayoral allowance should be halved, and many of his other allowances be abolished entirely, in recognition of the financial difficulties that the country and the county were experiencing. The proposal met with a mixed reception from his council colleagues.

On 28 June 2010, Flanagan was elected as the Mayor of Roscommon County Council. On 27 July 2010, Flanagan was the subject of debate over his refusal to lead the prayer said before council meetings; he said that it would be hypocritical for him, as a non-believer, to lead it. The matter was later resolved by asking the Deputy Mayor Ernie Keenan to say the prayer.

In 2001, he hit the headlines when he sent more than 200 cannabis cigarettes to politicians in the Oireachtas, one to each TD and senator, as part of his campaign to have cannabis legalised.

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Net Worth

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Flanagan began his political career running unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the Galway West constituency at the 1997 general election. He entered politics urging the legalisation of cannabis and as a protest candidate against his landlord, Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey. He got 548 votes (1.1%). He went on to contest the Connacht–Ulster constituency at the 1999 European Parliament election receiving 5,000 votes (1.6%) and the Longford–Roscommon constituency at the 2002 general election receiving 779 votes (1.6%).

Flanagan has been convicted on several occasions of possession of cannabis for personal use. He served nine days of a 15-day sentence at Loughan House open prison in County Cavan in 1998, for refusing to pay a fine imposed for breach of the Litter Pollution Act. He is married to Judy Flanagan; they have three children.

Flanagan served as a member of Roscommon County Council between 2004 and 2011. First elected at the 2004 local elections, he was re-elected in 2009, and served as Mayor of Roscommon from 2010 until his election as a TD for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency at the 2011 general election. He served in Dáil Éireann for three years before being elected as an Independent candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2014 European Parliament election. Flanagan is a social campaigner best known for his long- running involvement in the campaign for the legalisation of cannabis and addressing allegations of corruption in the Garda Síochána, the national police force.

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Who is Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Dating?

According to our records, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan married to Judith Flanagan. As of December 1, 2023, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan’s is not dating anyone.

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When he was elected in 2011, Flanagan kept his promise to retain only half of his €92,672 salary and distribute the rest to local projects. He refused to hand it back to the State, claiming it would only be pumped into the banks.

Facts & Trivia

Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Luke 'Ming' Flanagan celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.

In June 2013, Flanagan came to prominence as an advocate of turf cutters whose ability to cut turf (peat) was affected by the European Union’s Habitats Directive. As part of his advocacy, Flanagan attended a number of turf cutters’ protests. Flanagan supports the cutting of turf from bogs including when they are protected as Special Areas of Conservation. Despite a European Union ban, he has cut turf at Cloonchambers Bog near Castlerea, a raised bog which has been designated a Special Area of Conservation.