Patrick 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 Charles Haughey Garret FitzGerald Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh |
| Succeeded by | Mary Robinson |
| 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 | Position re-established |
| 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 | |
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Patrick John Hillery 2 May 1923 Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland |
| Died | 12 April 2008 (aged 84) Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Sutton, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Maeve Finnegan |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
Patrick John Hillery (Irish: Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare, he remained in Dáil Éireann until 1973. During this time he served as Minister for Education (1959–1965), Minister for Industry and Commerce (1965–1966), Minister for Labour (1966–1969) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1973). In 1973 he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner, serving until 1976 when he became President. He served two terms in the presidency, and, though widely 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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