Paddy O'Toole | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry | |
| In office 20 January – 10 March 1987 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Liam Kavanagh |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Daly |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 14 February 1986 – 10 March 1987 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Patrick Cooney |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. Noonan |
| Minister for Fisheries and Forestry | |
| In office 14 December 1982 – 14 February 1986 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Brendan Daly |
| Succeeded by | Liam Kavanagh |
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | |
| In office 14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Denis Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Pádraig Flynn |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1977 – February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Mayo East |
| Senator | |
| In office 20 February 1987 – 25 April 1987 | |
| In office 1 June 1973 – 16 June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1938 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Patrick O'Toole (born 15 January 1938) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician.[1] He was nominated by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave to the 13th Seanad in 1973. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt at the 1977 general election as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo East.[2] O'Toole was one of just a handful of new Fine Gael TDs in the biggest landslide election victory for Fianna Fáil.
O'Toole served in both cabinets of Garret FitzGerald in the 1980s, as Minister for the Gaeltacht (1981–1982, 1982–1987), Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry (1982–1986, 1987) and Minister for Defence (1986–1987). He retained his Dáil seat at each general election until he lost it at the 1987 general election. He was nominated to the 17th Seanad to fill a vacancy after the general election. He then retired from politics.