Pat Cox

Patrick Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish politician and former television presenter. He was President of the European Parliament from 2002 to 2004. He served as a member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004.^[1] Before this Cox was a journalist and presenter with RTÉ's Today Tonight and then a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-Central.

Pat Cox
21st President of the European Parliament
In office 15 January 2002 – 20 July 2004
Preceded by	Nicole Fontaine
Succeeded by	Josep Borrell
Member of the European Parliament
In office 25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004
Constituency	Munster
Leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group
In office 1998 – 15 January 2002
Succeeded by	Graham Watson
Teachta Dála
In office November 1992 – June 1994
Constituency	Cork South-Central
Personal details
Born	Patrick Cox (1952-11-28) 28 November 1952 (age 73) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael (since 2011)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Democrats (1985–94) ELDR (1994–2004)
Spouse(s)	Cathy Cox
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Limerick, Trinity College, Dublin