Michael Dawson | |
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Senator | |
In office 26 June 1989 –1 November 1989 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Pauline Dawson |
Children | 2 |
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. [1]
In 2002,he founded he Gift Voucher Shop (GVS),an international company that created the Multi-Retailer Gift Card. [2] [3]
Dawson was one of finalists in the 2007 Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme. [2] In 2010,he was named "Fingal Business Person of the Year" at the Business Excellence Awards 2010. [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. [5]
He lives in Malahide,County Dublin. Dawson was married to Pauline and together they had three sons. [6] [7] Pauline died in 2014 from cancer. [6] [7]
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