Dermot Fitzpatrick
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 |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Mary Fitzpatrick |
| Children | 4, including Mary |
| Education | Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
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Dermot Fitzpatrick (12 April 1940 – 23 March 2022) 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.
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.
He retired at the 2007 general election. His daughter Mary Fitzpatrick was a Fianna Fáil candidate in Dublin Central for the 2007, 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections, but was not elected.