Liam Cosgrave | |
|---|---|
 Cosgrave in 1976 | |
| 6th Taoiseach | |
| In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
| President | |
| Tánaiste | Brendan Corish |
| Preceded by | Jack Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lynch |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 21 April 1965 – 14 March 1973 | |
| Taoiseach |
|
| Preceded by | James Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lynch |
| Leader of Fine Gael | |
| In office 21 April 1965 – 1 July 1977 | |
| Deputy | Tom O'Higgins |
| Preceded by | James Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Garret FitzGerald |
| Minister for External Affairs | |
| In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957 | |
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
| Preceded by | Frank Aiken |
| Succeeded by | Frank Aiken |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1948–1951 | Government Chief Whip |
| 1948–1951 | Industry and Commerce |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Dún Laoghaire |
| In office February 1948 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown |
| In office June 1943 – February 1948 | |
| Constituency | Dublin County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1920 Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 October 2017 (aged 97) Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland[1][2] |
| Resting place | Goldenbridge Cemetery, Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland[3] |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Liam |
| Parents |
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| Education | |
| Alma mater | King's Inns |
Liam Cosgrave (13 April 1920 – 4 October 2017)[4][5][6] was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, Leader of Fine Gael from 1965 to 1977, Leader of the Opposition from 1965 to 1973, Minister for External Affairs from 1954 to 1957, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and Government Chief Whip from 1948 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1943 to 1981.[7]
Born in Castleknock, Dublin, Cosgrave was the son of W. T. Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council in the newly formed Irish Free State. After qualifying as a barrister he began a political career. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election and sat in opposition alongside his father. In the first inter-party government in 1948, Cosgrave was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach John A. Costello. He became a cabinet member in 1954 when he was appointed Minister for External Affairs. The highlight of his three-year tenure was Ireland's successful entry into the United Nations. In 1965, Cosgrave was the unanimous choice of his colleagues to succeed James Dillon as leader of Fine Gael. He lost the 1969 general election to the incumbent Taoiseach Jack Lynch, but won the 1973 general election and became Taoiseach in a Fine Gael-Labour Party government.
Cosgrave died on 4 October 2017, at the age of 97. He remains to date the longest-lived Taoiseach.
- ^ Corrigan & Sons, Funeral Directors (4 October 2017). "Death Notice of Cosgrave, Liam". Gradam Communications Ltd [IE]. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Sandra (6 October 2017). "Liam Cosgrave to have 'limited State funeral' as per family's wishes". Extra.ie. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
He died in the care of staff at the Wm. Stokes Ward in Tallaght Hospital, and is survived by his children Mary, Liam T. and Ciarán.
- ^ MacNamee, Garreth. "Liam Cosgrave to be given a 'limited State funeral' as per his family's wishes". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Gillespie, Gordon (24 September 2009). The A to Z of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810870451. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ McHardy, Anne (5 October 2017). "Liam Cosgrave obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Liam Cosgrave tribute: An officer and a gentleman". Irish Examiner. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Liam Cosgrave". Oireachtas Members Database. 13 May 1981. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2010.