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Irish politician (born 1947)

Brian Fitzgerald
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1992 – June 1997
ConstituencyMeath
Personal details
Born (1947-03-22) 22 March 1947 (age 77)
County Meath, Ireland
Political partyIndependent (since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party

Brian Fitzgerald (born 22 March 1947) is an Irish politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath constituency from 1992 to 1997, and since 1999 has been an independent member of Meath County Council.

Career

Previously a SIPTU trade union official, Fitzgerald was elected to Dáil Éireann for Meath during the swing to Labour at the 1992 general election. He had contested the seat unsuccessfully at the November 1982 and 1989 general elections.

Like many other Labour TDs elected in 1992, he lost his seat at the 1997 general election. His seat was taken by John V. Farrelly of Fine Gael whom he had defeated in 1992.

Fitzgerald was an opponent of the Labour Party's decision to merge with Democratic Left and resigned from the party in 1999. He was re-elected to Meath County Council, as an independent councillor for the Dunshaughlin local electoral area at the 1999 local elections. At the 2002 and 2007 general elections, he stood as an independent candidate for Meath and Meath East constituencies, but again failed to win a seat on both occasions.

Fitzgerald was re-elected at the 2019 local elections as an independent candidate for Ratoath electoral area, and was re-elected at the 2024 Meath County Council election.

References

  1. "Brian Fitzgerald". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Brian Fitzgerald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Meath constituency
This table is transcluded from Meath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Patrick Mulvany
(FP)
David Hall
(Lab)
Eamonn Duggan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep) Arthur Matthews
(CnaG)
7th 1932 James Kelly
(FF)
8th 1933 Robert Davitt
(CnaG)
Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
Michael Hilliard
(FF)
3 seats
until 1977
Patrick Giles
(FG)
3 seats
until 1977
14th 1951
15th 1954 James Tully
(Lab)
16th 1957 James Griffin
(FF)
1959 by-election Henry Johnston
(FF)
17th 1961 James Tully
(Lab)
Denis Farrelly
(FG)
18th 1965
19th 1969 John Bruton
(FG)
20th 1973 Brendan Crinion
(FF)
21st 1977 Jim Fitzsimons
(FF)
4 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981 John V. Farrelly
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Michael Lynch
(FF)
Colm Hilliard
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Frank McLoughlin
(Lab)
25th 1987 Michael Lynch
(FF)
Noel Dempsey
(FF)
26th 1989 Mary Wallace
(FF)
27th 1992 Brian Fitzgerald
(Lab)
28th 1997 Johnny Brady
(FF)
John V. Farrelly
(FG)
29th 2002 Damien English
(FG)
2005 by-election Shane McEntee
(FG)
30th 2007 Constituency abolished. See Meath East and Meath West
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