Barry Desmond

Barry Desmond
Member of the European Court of Auditors
In office
13 July 1994 – 1 March 2000
Preceded byRichie Ryan
Succeeded byMáire Geoghegan-Quinn
Minister for Health
In office
14 December 1982 – 20 January 1987
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byMichael Woods
Succeeded byJohn Boland
Minister for Social Welfare
In office
14 December 1982 – 14 February 1986
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byMichael Woods
Succeeded byGemma Hussey
Deputy leader of the Labour Party
In office
22 February 1982 – 4 July 1989
LeaderDick Spring
Preceded byJames Tully
Succeeded byRuairi Quinn
Minister of State
1981–1982Finance
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 1989 – 22 May 1994
ConstituencyDublin
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – June 1989
ConstituencyDún Laoghaire
In office
June 1969 – June 1977
ConstituencyDún Laoghaire and Rathdown
Personal details
Born (1935-05-15) 15 May 1935 (age 89)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
Stella Murphy
(m. 1960)
Children4
Parent
EducationColáiste Chríost Rí
Alma mater

Barry Desmond (born 15 May 1935) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who was Minister for Health from 1982 to 1987 and Minister for Social Welfare from 1982 to 1986.[1] He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1969 to 1989,[1] a Minister of State from 1981 to 1982, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Dublin from 1989 to 1994, and Ireland's member of the European Court of Auditors from 1994 to 2000.

  1. ^ a b "Barry Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2012.