John Moloney (Irish politician)

John Anthony Moloney (born 12 June 1953) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.

An air traffic controller, undertaker and publican before entering politics, he is a former member of Laois County Council and Mountmellick Town Council.

[2] On 13 May 2008, shortly after Brian Cowen became Taoiseach, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Disability Issues and Mental Health, and was also responsible for Equality affairs until March 2009.

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.

[2] Moloney later contested the Fianna Fáil nomination to run in the redrawn Laois–Offaly constituency for the 2020 Irish general election, but was not successful.