Dermot Fitzpatrick (12 April 1940 – 23 March 2022)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1987 to 1992 and from 2002 to 2007. He was a Senator from 1997 to 2002, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[2][3]
Dermot Fitzpatrick | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2002 – May 2007 | |
| In office February 1987 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 17 May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1940 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 23 March 2022 (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Mary Fitzpatrick |
| Children | 4, including Mary |
| Education | Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
He was a native of Dublin, and was educated at Coláiste Mhuire, an Irish language secondary school in the city, and at University College Dublin, from which he graduated with a degree in medicine. Prior to his entry into politics, he worked as a family doctor.[1]
He retired at the 2007 general election. His daughter Mary Fitzpatrick was one of three Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin Central for the 2007, 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections. She did not get elected.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Former Fianna Fáil TD Dermot Fitzpatrick dies aged 81". The Irish Times. 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Dermot Fitzpatrick". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Dermot Fitzpatrick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Mary Fitzpatrick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.