Martin O'Donoghue

Martin O'Donoghue
Minister for Education
In office
9 March 1982 – 6 October 1982
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
Preceded byJohn Boland
Succeeded byCharles Haughey
Minister for Economic Planning and Development
In office
8 July 1977 – 11 December 1979
TaoiseachJack Lynch
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byMichael O'Kennedy
Minister without portfolio
In office
5 July 1977 – 8 July 1977
TaoiseachJack Lynch
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Senator
In office
23 February 1983 – 25 April 1987
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – November 1982
ConstituencyDún Laoghaire
Personal details
Born(1933-05-19)19 May 1933
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Died20 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 85)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
Evelyn O'Donoghue
(m. 1963)
Children3
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Martin O'Donoghue (19 May 1933 – 20 July 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Education from March 1982 to October 1982, Minister for Economic Planning and Development from 1977 to 1979 and Minister without portfolio in July 1977. He served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1983 to 1987. He also served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1977 to 1982.[1]

He was one of a few TDs to be appointed a Minister on their first day in the Dáil.

  1. ^ "Martin O'Donoghue". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2013.