Chris Flood

{{Short description|Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1947)}}

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| nationality = Irish

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| office = Minister of State

| suboffice = Tourism, Sport and Recreation

| subterm = 1997–2000

| suboffice1 = Health

| subterm1 = 1991–1993

| office2 = Teachta Dála

| term_start2 = February 1987

| term_end2 = April 2002

| constituency2 = Dublin South-West

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Westmeath, Ireland

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| party = Fianna Fáil

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Chris Flood (born 1 May 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-West constituency. Flood was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election and retained his seat until retiring at the 2002 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Chris-Flood.D.1987-03-10/|title=Chris Flood|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=24 January 2010|archive-date=2018-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224949/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Chris-Flood.D.1987-03-10|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3999|title=Chris Flood|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=24 January 2010|archive-date=22 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222000509/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3999|url-status=live}}

In February 1991 he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health by Taoiseach Charles Haughey and retained his post when Albert Reynolds became Taoiseach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-02-06/18/|title=Appointment of Member of Government: Statement – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Vol. 404 No. 7 |date=6 February 1991|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913115736/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-02-06/18/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1992-02-13/3/|title=Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Vol. 415 No. 7 |date=13 February 1992|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116163602/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1992-02-13/3/|url-status=live}} He was not re-appointed in January 1993, when Reynolds formed a government with the Labour Party.

In June 1997 he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation by Bertie Ahern and held that position until he resigned in January 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-07-09/17/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Vol. 480 No. 2 |date=9 July 1997|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028213422/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-07-09/17/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Chris Flood |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/chris-flood-1.238582|date=28 January 2000|newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-02-02/4/|title=Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Vol. 513 No. 4 |date=2 February 2000|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112205259/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-02-02/4/|url-status=live}}