Pat Rabbitte [SEP] position held
Pat Rabbitte
Patrick Brendan Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of State for Commerce, Science and Technology from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1989 to 2016.
Early life.
Patrick Rabbitte was born near Claremorris in 1949, and was brought up in Woodstock
on several occasions as the incumbent UVF Chief of Staff, and as such holding Brigadier-General rank: for example, by Pat Rabbitte, and by campaigner Raymond McCord. Investigative journalist and author Martin Dillon uses the pseudonym "Mr F." to refer to a "military commander" in the UVF, who he states was "known as Bunter".
Ed Moloney in his book "Voices From the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland" stated that he has held the position of UVF Chief of Staff since