Albert Reynolds
| Albert Reynolds | |
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| Taoiseach | |
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In office 11 February 1992 – 15 December 1994 |
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| President | Mary Robinson |
| Tánaiste |
John Wilson Dick Spring Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Charles Haughey |
| Succeeded by | John Bruton |
| Leader of Fianna Fáil | |
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In office 6 February 1992 – 19 November 1994 |
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| Deputy | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Charles Haughey |
| Succeeded by | Bertie Ahern |
| Minister for Finance | |
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In office 24 November 1988 – 7 November 1991 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Ray MacSharry |
| Succeeded by | Bertie Ahern |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 10 March 1987 – 24 November 1988 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Michael Noonan |
| Succeeded by | Ray Burke |
| Minister for Industry and Energy | |
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In office 9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Michael O'Leary |
| Succeeded by | John Bruton |
| Minister for Transport | |
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In office 25 January 1980 – 30 June 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | George Colley |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Cooney |
| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | |
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In office 12 December 1979 – 30 June 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Pádraig Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Cooney |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 1992 – May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Longford–Roscommon |
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In office June 1977 – May 1992 |
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| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Albert Reynolds 3 November 1932 Roosky, Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 21 August 2014 (aged 81) Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Shanganagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Reynolds |
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| Profession |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Albert Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish politician who was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving from February 1992 to December 1994. As of 2016 he remains the last head of government not to have previously had a family member in the Dáil.
His first term was as head of a Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition, and the second term as head of a Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition. He was the fifth leader of Fianna Fáil during the same period.
Reynolds was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Longford–Westmeath in 1977, and was re-elected at each election until his retirement in 2002. He previously served as Minister for Finance (1988–91), Minister for Industry and Commerce (1987–88), Minister for Industry and Energy (1982), Minister for Transport (1980–81) and Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (1979–81).
Albert Reynolds was born in the remote Kilglass, near Roosky, on the Roscommon-Leitrim border on 3 November 1932. His father was a coach builder. All his life his political enemies would call him a country "bumpkin."
He was educated at Summerhill College in County Sligo, and found work as a clerk in the 1950s with CIÉ, the state transport service. Reynolds left what many would consider to be a "job for life" in the state company and moved into the showband scene, owning a number of dance halls in his local area. He became wealthy from this venture during the 1960s when dance halls proved extremely popular and invested his money in a number of businesses including a pet food company, a bacon factory, a fish-exporting operation and a hire purchase company. Reynolds also had business interests in local newspapers and a cinema. Although his dance hall empire required late-night work, Reynolds abstained from alcohol, was a traditional family man and had a happy home life with his wife Kathleen and their seven children. He developed a network of business contacts both nationally and internationally.
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