Paddy Hillery
| Patrick Hillery | |
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President Hillery in the Netherlands in 1986
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| 6th President of Ireland | |
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In office 3 December 1976 – 2 December 1990 |
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| Taoiseach |
Jack Lynch Charles Haughey Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh |
| Succeeded by | Mary Robinson |
| Vice-President of the European Commission | |
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In office 6 January 1973 – 5 January 1977 |
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| President | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| European Commissioner for Social Affairs | |
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In office 6 January 1973 – 2 December 1976 |
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| President | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Preceded by | Albert Coppé |
| Succeeded by | Henk Vredeling |
| Minister for External Affairs | |
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In office 2 July 1969 – 3 January 1973 |
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| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Preceded by | Frank Aiken |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Minister for Labour | |
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In office 13 July 1966 – 2 July 1969 |
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| Taoiseach |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Brennan |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 21 April 1965 – 13 July 1966 |
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| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Jack Lynch |
| Succeeded by | George Colley |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 23 June 1959 – 21 April 1965 |
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| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Jack Lynch |
| Succeeded by | George Colley |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 1951 – 6 January 1973 |
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| Constituency | Clare |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick John Hillery 2 May 1923 Spanish Point, Clare, Ireland |
| Died | 12 April 2008 (aged 84) Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) |
Maeve Finnegan (m. 1955) |
| Children | 2 |
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Patrick John Hillery (Irish: Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the 6th President of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976, Minister for External Affairs from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Labour from 1966 to 1969, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1965 to 1969 and Minister for Education from 1959 to 1965. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1951 to 1973.
In 1973, he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner, upon Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community, serving until 1976, when he became President of Ireland. He served two terms in the presidency. He was seen as a somewhat lacklustre President, he was credited with bringing stability and dignity to the office, and he won widespread admiration when it emerged that he had withstood political pressure from his own Fianna Fáil party during a political crisis in 1982.
Patrick John Hillery, more popularly known as Paddy Hillery, was born in Spanish Point, County Clare in 1923. The son of Michael Joseph Hillery, a local doctor, and Ellen McMahon, a district nurse, he was educated locally at Milltown Malbay National School, before later attending Rockwell College. At third level, Hillery attended University College Dublin, where he qualified with a degree in medicine. Upon his conferral in 1947, he returned to his native town where he followed in his father’s footsteps as a doctor. Hillery’s medical career in the 1950s, saw him serve as a member of the National Health Council and as Medical Officer for the Milltown Malbay Dispensary District. He also spent a year working as coroner for West Clare.
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