Dermot Fitzpatrick

Dermot Fitzpatrick
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
In office
February 1987 – November 1992
ConstituencyDublin Central
Senator
In office
17 September 1997 – 17 May 2002
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born(1940-04-12)12 April 1940
Dublin, Ireland
Died23 March 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 81)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseMary Fitzpatrick
Children4, including Mary
EducationColáiste Mhuire, Dublin
Alma materUniversity 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, 2020, and 2024 general elections. She did not get elected.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Fianna Fáil TD Dermot Fitzpatrick dies aged 81". The Irish Times. 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Dermot Fitzpatrick". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Dermot Fitzpatrick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Mary Fitzpatrick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.