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Dermot Gallagher | |
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Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
Succeeded by | David J. Cooney |
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Born | Dermont Anthony Gallagher 1944 Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland |
Died | 15 January 2017 (aged 72) Dublin, Ireland |
Alma mater | University 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]