Joe Callanan

{{Short description|Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1949)}}

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| nationality = Irish

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = May 2002

| term_end = May 2007

| constituency = Galway East

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|1|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kilconnell, County Galway, Ireland

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| party = Fianna Fáil

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| relatives = Johnny Callanan (uncle)

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Joe Callanan (born 30 January 1949) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Callanan.D.2002-06-06/|title=Joe Callanan|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=21 July 2010|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224944/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Callanan.D.2002-06-06|url-status=live}} He was born in Kilconnell, County Galway. He is a former Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency. Callanan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election but lost his seat at the 2007 general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4318|title=Joe Callanan|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=21 July 2010|archive-date=21 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221202906/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4318|url-status=live}}

He is a nephew of Johnny Callanan, a TD for Galway from 1973 to 1982.