John M. Kelly (politician)
| John M. Kelly | |
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| Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism | |
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In office 21 August 1981 – 9 March 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism |
| Succeeded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism | |
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In office 30 June 1981 – 21 August 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Acting |
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In office 30 June 1981 – 21 October 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Brian Lenihan, Snr |
| Succeeded by | James Dooge |
| Government Chief Whip | |
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In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | David Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Lalor |
| 17th Attorney General of Ireland | |
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In office 20 May 1977 – 5 July 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Declan Costello |
| Succeeded by | Anthony J. Hederman |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1973 – June 1989 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Senator | |
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In office 13 November 1969 – 26 February 1973 |
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| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Maurice Kelly 31 August 1931 Naas, Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 24 January 1991 (aged 59) Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Kelly |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John Maurice Kelly (31 August 1931 – 24 January 1991) was an Irish legal academic and Fine Gael politician.
Kelly received his primary and secondary education at St Conleth's College in Dublin 4 and at the Glenstal Abbey School in County Limerick, respectively.
He attended University College Dublin between 1949 and 1954, and carried out postgraduate studies in the Heidelberg University, from 1954 to 1956. His thesis was published in 1957 as "Princeps Iudex".
In the early 1960s, Kelly held a position as a don in Trinity College, Oxford.
He was a distinguished academic, serving for many years as Professor of Constitutional law, Roman law and Jurisprudence in University College Dublin. He was author of the standard work on the Constitution of Ireland; though published after Kelly's death, the third and later editions of this work still bear his name in honour of the original book. He was instrumental in the revival of the Irish law journal The Irish Jurist in the 1960s.
He first stood for election at the 1969 general election as a Fine Gael candidate for the Dublin South-Central constituency. He was not elected to Dáil Éireann but was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt at the 1973 general election as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD). He then won election from Dublin County South in 1977, before moving to the Dublin South constituency until his retirement from politics at the 1989 general election. He served in the Government of Liam Cosgrave (1973–77) as Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and while keeping that post also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence until May 1977, at which point he became Attorney General, succeeding Declan Costello upon the latter's appointment to the High Court.
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