Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Edward Enda Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, OBE, FRCVS, (5 January 1944 – 13 March 2014) was an Irish-British entrepreneur and politician.
The Right Honourable The Lord Ballyedmond OBE FRCVS | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 18 June 2004 – 13 March 2014 Life Peerage | |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 December 1994 – 26 June 2002 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Enda Haughey 5 January 1944 Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Died | 13 March 2014 (aged 70) Gillingham, Norfolk, England |
| Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
| Nationality | Irish-British |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil (Ireland) Conservative (Britain) Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) |
| Spouse |
Mary Young (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, politician, activist |
With an estimated personal wealth of €780 million (£650 million/USD$1,078 million), he was the second-richest person in Northern Ireland, ninth-richest in Ireland and was joint 132nd-richest person in the United Kingdom.
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