Martin O'Donoghue
| Martin O'Donoghue | |
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| Minister for Education | |
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In office 9 March 1982 – 6 October 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | John Boland |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Minister for Economic Planning and Development | |
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In office 8 July 1977 – 11 December 1979 |
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| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Kennedy |
| Minister without portfolio | |
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In office 5 July 1977 – 8 July 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Senator | |
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In office February 1983 – April 1987 |
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| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1977 – November 1982 |
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| Constituency | Dún Laoghaire |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 May 1933 Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Economist |
Martin O'Donoghue (born 13 May 1933) is a former Irish politician and economist. He also served as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and holds the distinction of being one of only six TDs to be appointed Minister on their first day in the Dáil. He is a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin and serves with the O'Reilly Foundation.
Martin O'Donoghue was born in Dublin. He was educated in Crumlin and worked as a waiter in Dublin, becoming a mature student at Trinity College, Dublin and later obtaining a PhD in economics from that university.
From 1962 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1969 he was economic consultant at the Departments of Education and Finance respectively. Between 1970 and 1973 O'Donoghue was economic adviser to the Taoiseach, Jack Lynch.
At the 1977 general election O'Donoghue was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Dún Laoghaire constituency. He was chief author of the election manifesto which saw Fianna Fáil achieve an unprecedented twenty-seat majority. O'Donoghue was immediately appointed Minister for Economic Planning and Development. In 1979, Charles Haughey became Taoiseach and O'Donoghue's ministerial position was abolished. In 1982 O'Donoghue was returned to Cabinet as Minister for Education. He resigned from the government in October 1982, when he refused to support Haughey in a leadership challenge, and in November 1982 lost his Dáil seat at the general election.
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