Frances Fitzgerald (politician)

Frances Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald in 2016
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2 July 2019 – 17 July 2024
ConstituencyDublin
Tánaiste
In office
6 May 2016 – 28 November 2017
Taoiseach
Preceded byJoan Burton
Succeeded bySimon Coveney
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
In office
14 June 2017 – 28 November 2017
TaoiseachLeo Varadkar
Preceded byMary Mitchell O'Connor
Succeeded byHeather Humphreys
Minister for Justice and Equality
In office
8 May 2014 – 14 June 2017
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byAlan Shatter
Succeeded byCharles Flanagan
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
In office
9 March 2011 – 7 May 2014
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byCharles Flanagan
Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad
In office
13 September 2007 – 25 February 2011
LeaderEnda Kenny
Preceded byMichael Finucane
Succeeded byMaurice Cummins
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – July 2019
ConstituencyDublin Mid-West
In office
November 1992 – June 2002
ConstituencyDublin South-East
Senator
In office
13 September 2007 – 25 February 2011
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born
Frances Ryan

(1950-08-01) 1 August 1950 (age 74)
Croom, County Limerick, Ireland
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1990)
Children3
EducationDominican College Sion Hill
Alma mater
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Frances Fitzgerald (née Ryan; born 1 August 1950) is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency from July 2019 to July 2024. She is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party. She previously served as Tánaiste from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation from June 2017 to November 2017, Minister for Justice and Equality from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from 2011 to 2014 and Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad from 2007 to 2011. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1992 to 2002 and 2011 to 2019. She was also a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011.[1][2]

She was the second Fine Gael politician to ever hold the office of Tánaiste, after Peter Barry in 1987.

  1. ^ "Frances Fitzgerald". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Ireland's deputy PM resigns amid crisis". BBC News. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.