Dick Spring

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Dick Spring
Spring in 1995
Tánaiste
In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997
Taoiseach	John Bruton
Preceded by	Bertie Ahern
Succeeded by	Mary Harney
In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	John Wilson
Succeeded by	Bertie Ahern
In office 14 December 1982 – 20 January 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Ray MacSharry
Succeeded by	Peter Barry
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997
Taoiseach	John Bruton
Preceded by	Albert Reynolds
Succeeded by	Ray Burke
In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	David Andrews
Succeeded by	Albert Reynolds
Leader of the Labour Party
In office 1 November 1982 – 13 November 1997
Deputy	Barry Desmond Ruairi Quinn
Preceded by	Michael O'Leary
Succeeded by	Ruairi Quinn
Minister for the Environment
In office 14 December 1982 – 13 December 1983
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Ray Burke
Succeeded by	Liam Kavanagh
Minister of State
1981–1982	Justice
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – May 2002
Constituency	Kerry North
Personal details
Born	Richard Martin Spring (1950-08-29) 29 August 1950 (age 74) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Kristi Hutcheson ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	3
Parent	Dan Spring (father)
Relatives	Donal Spring (brother) Arthur Spring (nephew)
Education	Cistercian College, Roscrea
Alma mater	King's Inns Trinity College Dublin

Richard Martin Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for the Environment (1982–83), Minister for Energy (1983–87) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993–Nov. 1994, Dec. 1994–97). He served as Tánaiste during those three governments.^[1]

Prior to his political career, Spring was a successful sportsman who played for the Ireland national rugby union team and the Kerry GAA football and hurling teams.