Dermot Fitzpatrick

Dermot Fitzpatrick (12 April 1940 – 23 March 2022)^[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1987 to 1992 and from 2002 to 2007. He was a Senator from 1997 to 2002, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.^[2][3]

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Dermot Fitzpatrick
Teachta Dála
In office May 2002 – May 2007
In office February 1987 – November 1992
Constituency	Dublin Central
Senator
In office 17 September 1997 – 17 May 2002
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-12)12 April 1940 Dublin, Ireland
Died	23 March 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Mary Fitzpatrick
Children	4, including Mary
Education	Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin
Alma mater	University College Dublin
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He was a native of Dublin, and was educated at Coláiste Mhuire, an Irish language secondary school in the city, and at University College Dublin, from which he graduated with a degree in medicine. Prior to his entry into politics, he worked as a family doctor.^[1]

He retired at the 2007 general election. His daughter Mary Fitzpatrick was one of three Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin Central for the 2007, 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections. She did not get elected.^[4]