Eileen Desmond

Eileen Desmond
Minister for Health
In office
30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byMichael Woods
Succeeded byMichael Woods
Minister for Social Welfare
In office
30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byMichael Woods
Succeeded byMichael Woods
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1981 – February 1987
ConstituencyCork South-Central
In office
February 1973 – June 1981
In office
March 1965 – June 1969
ConstituencyCork Mid
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 1979 – 9 July 1981
ConstituencyMunster
Senator
In office
5 November 1969 – 18 February 1973
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Personal details
Born
Eileen Christine Harrington

(1932-12-29)29 December 1932
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Died6 January 2005(2005-01-06) (aged 72)
Cork, Ireland
Spouse
(m. 1955; died 1964)
Children2
Alma materUniversity College Cork

Eileen Christine Desmond (née Harrington; 29 December 1932 – 6 January 2005) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare from 1981 to 1982. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1969, 1973 to 1981 and 1981 to 1987. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1979 to 1981. She was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1969 to 1973.[1]

  1. ^ "Eileen Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2011.