Chris Wall

{{Short description|Irish politician (1942–2021)}}

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| office = Senator

| term_start = 23 June 2007

| term_end = 13 September 2007

| constituency = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|12|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|28|1942|12|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Dublin, Ireland

| known_for = {{Ubl|Middle distance runner|Politician|Sports administrator}}

| party = Fianna Fáil

| spouse = Myra Wall

| children = 4

| nationality = Irish

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Christopher Joseph Wall (23 December 1942 – 28 December 2021) was an associate of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. He served as Ahern's election agent at the 2007 general election, and after the election he was nominated by the Taoiseach to serve as a Senator for the final weeks of the 22nd Seanad.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/a-plum-post-for-one-of-berties-closest-friends-742405.html|title=A plum post for one of Bertie's closest friends|work=The Irish Independent|date=23 June 2007|access-date=18 February 2008|first=Fionnan|last=Sheahan|archive-date=7 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107234803/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/a-plum-post-for-one-of-berties-closest-friends-742405.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Chris-Wall.S.2007-06-23/|title=Chris Wall|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=18 February 2008|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108190520/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Chris-Wall.S.2007-06-23|url-status=live}} He filled one of the vacancies caused by the election of four of the nominated Senators to Dáil Éireann.

A former Irish athlete, Wall served as the International Secretary for BLE (the forerunner to Athletics Ireland) from 1984 to 2000.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/1957787.stm|title=Irish athletics boss loses post|work=BBC News Online|date=29 April 2002|access-date=18 February 2008|archive-date=27 December 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227031955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/1957787.stm|url-status=live}}

He died on 28 December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/christopher-wall-cabra-dublin/481152|date=30 December 2021|title=Death notice of Christopher Wall|work=RIP.ie|access-date=30 December 2021}}