Peter Barry
| Peter Barry | |
|---|---|
| Tánaiste | |
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In office 20 January 1987 – 10 March 1987 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Dick Spring |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Deputy Leader of the Fine Gael Party | |
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In office 14 January 1991 – 5 February 1993 |
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| Leader | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | John Bruton |
| Succeeded by | Nora Owen |
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In office 14 September 1977 – 26 March 1987 |
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| Leader | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Tom O'Higgins |
| Succeeded by | John Bruton |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Gerry Collins |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Ray Burke |
| Succeeded by | Ray Burke |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 2 December 1976 – 25 May 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Richard Burke |
| Succeeded by | John Wilson |
| Minister for Transport and Power | |
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In office 14 March 1973 – 2 December 1976 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Michael O'Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Tom Fitzpatrick |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
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In office June 1977 – June 1981 |
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| Constituency | Cork City |
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In office June 1969 – June 1977 |
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| Constituency | Cork City South-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 August 1928 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 26 August 2016 (aged 88) Curraheen, Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Mullane (d. 2013) |
| Relations | Anthony Barry (father) |
| Children | 6, including Deirdre Clune |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Peter Barry (10 August 1928 – 26 August 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman from Cork. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1969 to 1997, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1987 he helped negotiate the Anglo-Irish Agreement. In 1987 he served for a short time as Tánaiste (deputy prime minister).
Barry was born in Blackrock, Cork, the son of Anthony Barry, a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) and well-known businessman. He was educated in Cork and then became the major shareholder in the family company, Barry's Tea.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Cork City South-East constituency at the 1969 general election. He would go on to win a Dáil seat at eight successive further general elections, changing constituency to Cork City in 1977 and Cork South-Central in 1981. When Fine Gael came to power at the 1973 general election he was appointed Minister for Transport and Power. In 1976 he became Minister for Education. In 1979, after Garret FitzGerald had became leader of Fine Gael, Barry was elected deputy leader. From June 1981 to March 1982 he served as Minister for the Environment.
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