Garret FitzGerald
| Garret FitzGerald | |
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FitzGerald in October 2009
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| Taoiseach | |
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In office 14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987 |
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| President | Patrick Hillery |
| Tánaiste |
Dick Spring Peter Barry |
| Preceded by | Charles Haughey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
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In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 |
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| President | Patrick Hillery |
| Tánaiste | Michael O'Leary |
| Preceded by | Charles Haughey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 10 March 1982 – 14 December 1982 |
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| President | Patrick Hillery |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Charles Haughey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
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In office 5 July 1977 – 30 June 1981 |
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| President | Patrick Hillery |
| Taoiseach |
Jack Lynch Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Jack Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Leader of the Fine Gael Party | |
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In office 1 July 1977 – 10 March 1987 |
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| Deputy | Peter Barry |
| Preceded by | Liam Cosgrave |
| Succeeded by | Alan Dukes |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Kennedy |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1969 – November 1992 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| Senator | |
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In office 23 June 1965 – 18 June 1969 |
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| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Garret FitzGerald 9 February 1926 Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 19 May 2011 (aged 85) Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Shanganagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Joan O'Farrell (m. 1947; d. 1999) |
| Children |
John Mary Mark Desmond |
| Parents |
Desmond FitzGerald Mabel McConnell FitzGerald |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Profession | Barrister, Economist, Lecturer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Dr. Garret FitzGerald (9 February 1926 – 19 May 2011) was an Irish politician who was twice Taoiseach of Ireland, serving in office from July 1981 to February 1982 and again from December 1982 to March 1987. FitzGerald was elected to the Seanad Éireann in 1965 and was subsequently elected to the Dáil as a Fine Gael TD in 1969. He served as Foreign Affairs Minister from 1973 to 1977. FitzGerald was the leader of Fine Gael between 1977 and 1987.
He was the son of Desmond FitzGerald, the first Minister for External Affairs of the Irish Free State following independence in 1922. At the time of his death, FitzGerald was the President of the Institute of International and European Affairs, had a column in The Irish Times and made occasional appearances on television programmes.
Garret FitzGerald was born in Dublin in 1926 into a very politically active family. His mother Mabel McConnell Fitzgerald was involved in politics and it was through her that his father became political.
Desmond FitzGerald was London-born and raised. He was Minister for External Affairs at the time of his son's birth. FitzGerald senior, whose father had emigrated as a labourer from Skeheenarinky in County Tipperary, had joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and fought during the 1916 Easter Rising. Desmond FitzGerald had been active in Sinn Féin during the Irish War of Independence, and had been one of the founders of Cumann na nGaedheal. The party was formed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which created the Irish Free State.
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