Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Dublin politician)

This article is about the Fianna Fáil TD. Not to be confused with the Fine Gael minister Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Cavan politician).

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Minister of State/Parliamentary Secretary
1977–1979Posts and Telegraphs
1977–1979Tourism and Transport
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – November 1982
ConstituencyDublin South-Central
In office
June 1969 – June 1977
ConstituencyDublin Central
In office
April 1965 – June 1969
ConstituencyDublin South-Central
Personal details
Born (1926-07-29) 29 July 1926 (age 98)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (born 29 July 1926) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was elected six times as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central and Dublin Central constituencies.

A former publican and owner of "The Terenure Inn", Fitzpatrick was first a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1961 general election in the Dublin South-Central constituency. He was unsuccessful then, but at the 1965 general election he was returned to the 18th Dáil.[2] After boundary changes, he stood in Dublin Central at the 1969 general election, where he was elected to the 19th Dáil, and returned again at the 1973 general election. After further boundary changes, he stood again in Dublin South-Central at the 1977 general election.

In July 1977, he was appointed by Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Tourism and Transport.[3][4] He was not re-appointed when Charles Haughey succeeded as Taoiseach in December 1979.

He was re-elected on two further occasions before being defeated at the November 1982 general election.

As of 2024, he is the oldest living former TD.

  1. ^ "Thomas J. Fitzpatrick". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Thomas J. Fitzpatrick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Ceapachain mar Airí agus Rúnaí Parlaiminte". Dáil Debates – Vol. 300 No. 2. 6 July 1977. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ An tOrdú Poist agus Telegrafa (Feidhmeanna Aire a Tharmligean) 1977 (S.I. No. 274 of 1977). Signed on 16 August 1977. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 1 August 2022 2020.