Liam Fitzgerald

Irish politician (born 1949)

Liam Fitzgerald
Senator
In office
September 1997 – September 2007
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1982 – June 1997
In office
June 1981 – February 1982
ConstituencyDublin North-East
Personal details
Born (1949-09-01) 1 September 1949 (age 74)
County Limerick, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma mater

Liam Joseph Fitzgerald (born 1 September 1949) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Fitzgerald was born in Doon, County Limerick and educated at the Christian Brothers school in Doon, St Patrick's College, Dublin and University College Dublin. He worked as a teacher before becoming involved in politics.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Dublin North-East constituency. He lost his seat at the February 1982 election but regained it in the November 1982 election.

In 1991, he was a key member of the so-called "gang of four" that proposed a motion of no confidence in the Taoiseach and leader of Fitzgerald's party, Charles Haughey (the other members of the group were Noel Dempsey, Seán Power and M. J. Nolan). Haughey resigned in early 1992 and Albert Reynolds became Taoiseach, but Fitzgerald remained on the backbenches. He lost his Dáil seat again at the 1997 general election, but was then elected to the 21st Seanad by the Labour Panel; he was re-elected in 2002 to the 22nd Seanad.[2]

Fitzgerald resigned the party whip on 27 March 2007, and stated his intention to run as an independent candidate in the next general election. It has been said that he did this as a response to the cancellation of the candidate selection convention in Dublin North-East.[3] However, he did not stand at the 2007 general election.

References

  1. ^ "Liam Fitzgerald". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Liam Fitzgerald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ^ M. Gallagher; M. Marsh (2008). How Ireland Voted 2007: The Full Story of Ireland's General Election. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-230-50038-9.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin North-East constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937 Alfie Byrne
(Ind)
Oscar Traynor
(FF)
James Larkin
(Ind)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938 Richard Mulcahy
(FG)
11th 1943 James Larkin
(Lab)
12th 1944 Harry Colley
(FF)
13th 1948 Jack Belton
(FG)
Peadar Cowan
(CnaP)
14th 1951 Peadar Cowan
(Ind)
15th 1954 Denis Larkin
(Lab)
1956 by-election Patrick Byrne
(FG)
16th 1957 Charles Haughey
(FF)
17th 1961 George Colley
(FF)
Eugene Timmons
(FF)
1963 by-election Paddy Belton
(FG)
18th 1965 Denis Larkin
(Lab)
19th 1969 Conor Cruise O'Brien
(Lab)
Eugene Timmons
(FF)
4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973
21st 1977 Constituency abolished


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Michael Woods
(FF)
Liam Fitzgerald
(FF)
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
(Ind)
Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Maurice Manning
(FG)
Ned Brennan
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Liam Fitzgerald
(FF)
25th 1987 Pat McCartan
(WP)
26th 1989
27th 1992 Tommy Broughan
(Lab)
Seán Kenny
(Lab)
28th 1997 Martin Brady
(FF)
Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
29th 2002 3 seats
from 2002
30th 2007 Terence Flanagan
(FG)
31st 2011 Seán Kenny
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North
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Agricultural Panel
Cultural and Educational Panel
Industrial and Commercial Panel
Labour Panel
Dublin University
  • Mary Henry (Ind)
  • David Norris (Ind)
  • Shane Ross (Ind)
National University
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Elected or nominated later
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Administrative Panel
Agricultural Panel
Cultural and Educational Panel
Industrial and Commercial Panel
Labour Panel
Dublin University
  • Mary Henry (Ind)
  • David Norris (Ind)
  • Shane Ross (Ind)
National University
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Nominated later