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| Declan Ganley is the founder and current Chairman of the pan-European political party ] and candidate for ] in the ] in North West Ireland. ] started in 2006 as a lobby group campaigning for a No-vote to the ] in the ], and has evolved into a pan-european political movement. ] are running for the ]. in 20 European countries. In ] 1 May 2009 ] held its first ].<ref>About Libertas, http://libertas.eu/en/about-us/origins</ref> | Declan Ganley is the founder and current Chairman of the pan-European political party ] and candidate for ] in the ] in North West Ireland. ] started in 2006 as a lobby group campaigning for a No-vote to the ] in the ], and has evolved into a pan-european political movement. ] are running for the ]. in 20 European countries. In ] 1 May 2009 ] held its first ].<ref>About Libertas, http://libertas.eu/en/about-us/origins</ref> | ||
| ]' political policies call for greater levels of ], ], and ] within the EU, as well as a strong twenty five page alternative to the ].<ref>http://libertas.eu/en/policies</ref> |
]' political policies call for greater levels of ], ], and ] within the EU, as well as a strong twenty five page alternative to the ].<ref>http://libertas.eu/en/policies</ref>. | ||
| ==Candidacy to the European Parliament== | ==Candidacy to the European Parliament== | ||
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| Declan James Ganley | |
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| Libertas candidate for European Parliament 2009 | |
| Chairman of Libertas | |
| Constituency | Ireland North West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Libertas |
| Residence(s) | Abbeyknockmoy, Galway, Ireland |
| Website | libertas.eu/ganley |
Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) is an Irish Citizen, entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He is founder and current chairman for the pan-European political party Libertas and candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2009 in the constituency of Ireland North West. Declan Ganley has started companies in forestry, telecommunications and the internet and is currently serving as chairman of the board of Rivada Networks. During the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty Declan Ganley and Libertas campaigned for a No-vote.
British-born of Irish parents, he returned with his parents to live in Glenamaddy, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, at the age of 13, and today lives in Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway with his American wife Delia and their four young children.
Early life
After leaving school, he initially worked on building sites in London but soon found a job as a tea boy at an insurance company. His business life started soon afterwards when he moved to the Soviet Union. He traded in Soviet aluminium which he shipped to Rotterdam via Latvia.
Business life
Ganley is former CEO and current Chairman of Rivada Networks. In the past, he has been involved in business ventures selling Russian aluminium and in the Latvian forestry sector. In the early 1990s Mr Ganley founded Kipelova Forestry Enterprises which became one of the largest forestry companies in the Russian Federation. He sold the company in 1997. In 1996, his company Ganley International founded the Anglo-Adriatic Investment Fund, an Albanian financial fund formed to collect and invest privatisation vouchers. It was unsuccessful in its attempts to reinvest these vouchers, and collapsed. Back in Ireland, Ganley had owned the high-profile jewellery website, Adornis.com, which collapsed after the downturn in the technology sector. A 2006 interview in CNBC’s European Business magazine suggested Ganley had a personal worth of €300 million.
Libertas
Declan Ganley is the founder and current Chairman of the pan-European political party Libertas and candidate for Libertas in the European Parliament election, 2009 in North West Ireland. Libertas started in 2006 as a lobby group campaigning for a No-vote to the Lisbon Treaty in the Irish Referendum 12 June 2008, and has evolved into a pan-european political movement. Libertas are running for the European Parliament election, 2009. in 20 European countries. In Rome 1 May 2009 Libertas held its first Party Congress.
Libertas' political policies call for greater levels of democracy, transparency, and accountability within the EU, as well as a strong twenty five page alternative to the Lisbon Treaty..
Candidacy to the European Parliament
On 14 March 2009 at a press interview Declan Ganley announced his candidacy to the European Parliament, for Libertas in the constituency of North West Ireland. Until May 1 2009 Declan Ganley travelled all over Europe to campaign against the Lisbon Treaty, and help local Libertas branches. On May 1 2009 Libertas held their first Party Congress. Since May 1 2009 Declan Ganley has focused his campaign on North West Ireland. Canvassing, attending public speeches and debates and appearing on radio and TV.
See also
- Libertas Party
- Libertas Institute Limited
- Broadnet Holdings BV
- Anglo Adriatic Investment Fund SA
- Adornis.com
References
- About Declan Ganley, Libertas.eu:
- What will international man of mystery Declan Ganley do next? SundayTribune. June 15, 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Profile: Declan Ganley. TimesOnline, May 25, 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- "Declan J. Ganley". www.rivada.com. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- Daly, Gavin (2006-03-19). "US magazine claims Ganley set to become billionaire". The Sunday Business Post.
- ^ CNBC Profile of Declan Ganley retrieved 2 November 2008
- ^ Declan Ganley - The King of 45 000 Albanian ShareHolders, Albanian Canadian League Information Service
- About Libertas, http://libertas.eu/en/about-us/origins
- http://libertas.eu/en/policies
- http://Declan Ganley annouces EP candidagcy: www.rte.ie/news/2009/0314/libertas.html
- Declan Ganley's tweets: http://twitter.com/declanganley
External links
- Libertas.eu homepage
- ACLIS: Declan J. Ganley
- RTE Irish National TV Primetime Special Investigates "Profile Declan Ganley" Broadcast 27 November 2008
- Some contracts awarded to Rivada Pacific by U.S. Government
- Irische EU-Kritiker rüsten sich für die Europawahl
- TanPortal News: Declan J. Ganley & Albania
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