Dermot Fitzpatrick Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:May 2002
Term End:May 2007
Term Start1:February 1987
Term End1:November 1992
Constituency1:Dublin Central
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:17 September 1997
Term End2:17 May 2002
Constituency2:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Date:12 April 1940
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Mary Fitzpatrick
Children:4, including Mary
Education:Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin
Alma Mater:University College Dublin

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]

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 and 2020 general elections. She did not get elected.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Fianna Fáil TD Dermot Fitzpatrick dies aged 81. The Irish Times. 23 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Dermot Fitzpatrick. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Dermot Fitzpatrick. ElectionsIreland.org. 21 July 2010.
  4. Web site: Mary Fitzpatrick. ElectionsIreland.org. 25 March 2022.