Garret FitzGerald
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Irish politician and prime minister (1926–2011)
Key facts
- President
- Patrick Hillery
- T naiste
- Dick Spring Peter Barry
- Preceded by
- Charles Haughey
- Succeeded by
- Charles Haughey
- Taoiseach
- Charles Haughey
- Deputy
- Peter Barry
- Constituency
- Dublin South-East
- Born
- ( 1926-02-09 ) 9 February 1926, Ballsbridge , Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 19 May 2011 (2011-05-19) (aged 85), Phibsborough , Dublin, Ireland
- Resting place
- Shanganagh Cemetery , Shankill, Dublin
- Party
- Fine Gael
- Spouse
- Joan O'Farrell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; died 1999 )
- Relations
- Eithne FitzGerald (daughter-in-law)
- Children
- 3, including John
- Parents
- Desmond FitzGerald (father) Mabel McConnell (mother)
- Education
- Belvedere College
- Alma mater
- University College Dublin King's Inns
- Nickname
- Garret the Good
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Irish Free State
- Place of birth
- Ballsbridge
- Place of death
- Phibsborough
- Father
- Desmond FitzGerald
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Leader of the Opposition
- Educated at
- University College Dublin
- Political party
- Fine Gael
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Image
- Garret FitzGerald 1975 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Garret FitzGerald
- date of birth
- 1926-02-09
- date of death
- 2011-05-19
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Garret FitzGerald
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- Wilhelm Adolf Becker
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Encyclopedic overview
Garret Desmond FitzGerald (9 February 1926 – 19 May 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, economist, and barrister who served twice as Taoiseach, serving from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987. He served as Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987 and was twice Leader of the Opposition between 1977 and 1982; he was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1977. FitzGerald served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1969 to 1992 and was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1965 to 1969.
He was the son of Desmond FitzGerald, the first foreign minister of the Irish Free State. At the time of his death, FitzGerald was president of the Institute of International and European Affairs and a columnist for The Irish Times, and had made occasional appearances on television programmes.
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