Dermot Gallagher (civil servant)

Dermot Gallagher
Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs
Succeeded byDavid J. Cooney
Personal details
Born
Dermont Anthony Gallagher

1944
Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland
Died15 January 2017 (aged 72)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Dublin

Dermot Anthony Gallagher (1944 – 15 January 2017)[1] was an Irish civil servant and the Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs. He left office as Secretary-General on 24 January 2009 and was replaced by David Cooney, former Ambassador to the United Kingdom. In February 2009 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and was appointed Chairman of University College Dublin Governing Authority.[2]

  1. ^ O'Regan, Michael (15 January 2017). "Key peace process figure Dermot Gallagher dies at 72". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ Dermot Gallagher appointed chairman by University College Dublin Governing Authority. UCD News/Nuacht UCD, 25 February 2009. [1] Archived 18 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine