Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Dublin politician) explained

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Office:Minister of State/Parliamentary Secretary
Suboffice:Posts and Telegraphs
Subterm:1977–1979
Suboffice1:Tourism and Transport
Subterm1:1977–1979
Office2:Teachta Dála
Term Start2:June 1977
Term End2:November 1982
Constituency2:Dublin South-Central
Term Start3:June 1969
Term End3:June 1977
Constituency3:Dublin Central
Term Start4:April 1965
Term End4:June 1969
Constituency4:Dublin South-Central
Birth Date:29 July 1926
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Nationality:Irish

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (born 29 July 1926) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was elected six times as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central and Dublin Central constituencies.

A former publican and owner of "The Terenure Inn", Fitzpatrick was first a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1961 general election in the Dublin South-Central constituency. He was unsuccessful then, but at the 1965 general election he was returned to the 18th Dáil.[2] After boundary changes, he stood in Dublin Central at the 1969 general election, where he was elected to the 19th Dáil, and returned again at the 1973 general election. After further boundary changes, he stood again in Dublin South-Central at the 1977 general election.

In July 1977, he was appointed by Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Tourism and Transport.[3] [4] He was not re-appointed when Charles Haughey succeeded as Taoiseach in December 1979.

He was re-elected on two further occasions before being defeated at the November 1982 general election.

, he is the oldest living former TD.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas J. Fitzpatrick. Oireachtas Members Database. 16 October 2012. 2018-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108185913/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Tom-J-Fitzpatrick.D.1965-04-21. live.
  2. Web site: Thomas J. Fitzpatrick. ElectionsIreland.org. 16 October 2012. 19 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120919160301/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2664. live.
  3. Web site: Ceapachain mar Airí agus Rúnaí Parlaiminte. 6 July 1977. Dáil Debates – Vol. 300 No. 2. 1 February 2020. 18 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218114708/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-07-06/8/. live.
  4. 1977. si. Irish. 274. An tOrdú Poist agus Telegrafa (Feidhmeanna Aire a Tharmligean) 1977. 16 August 1977. 1 August 2022 2020. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052244/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1978/si/3/made/en/print.