Michael Dawson is a businessman and former politician from County Dublin in Ireland.
He is the founder and CEO of Gift Voucher Shop.
Dawson served briefly as a senator in 1989, when he was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 18th Seanad to fill a vacancy after the 1989 general election.
[2][3] Dawson was one of finalists in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme.
[4] In November 2018, Dawson sold his share of the Gift Voucher Shop to Fintech Blackhawk Network when the company purchased the One4all gift voucher business.