. . . "Teachta D\u00E1la" . . . . . "1950-08-29Z"^^ . . . . . "Leader of the Labour Party" . . "Dick Spring"@en . . . . "Minister for Foreign Affairs" . . . . "T\u00E1naiste" . . . . "Richard \"Dick\" Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party Teachta D\u00E1la (TD) in 1981 and retained his seat until 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for the Environment (1982\u201383), Minister for Energy (1983\u201387) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993\u2013Nov. 1994, Dec. 1994\u201397). He also served as T\u00E1naiste during those three governments."@en . . . .