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Ivor Callely was born in Clontarf , Dublin and was educated locally. He first became involved in politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin Corporation . Callely was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1989 and has held his seat in the three subsequent general elections. In 1991 he became the youngest chairperson of the Eastern Health Board . In the 1997 General Election he received the fifth highest vote in the country. This was followed up in the Local Elections of 1999 when he received the highest vote in the country. Between 1993 and 1995 he served as Assistant Chief Whip in Fianna Fáil. Until 1997 he served as Policy Co-ordinator. In 2002 Callely was appointed Minister of State at the Department Of Health And Children with special responsibility for services for older people. In Bertie Ahern 's Cabinet reshuffle of 2004 he became Minister of State at the Department Of Transport where he had special responsibility for certain traffic management issues in Dublin and the major cities, road haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority . On 8 December 2005 , he resigned his cabinet post after an RTÉ News report that a building contractor involved in public contracts had painted his house for free in the early 1990s. It was also revealed that Callely had offered to personally buy a new car for one of his civil service advisers, in an attempt to persuade the adviser not to leave their job. Apparently, Callely's department had an unusually high turnover of staff for some time under his stewardship. EXTERNAL LINKS
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