Eileen Desmond | |
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Minister for Health | |
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
Preceded by | Michael Woods |
Succeeded by | Michael Woods |
Minister for Social Welfare | |
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
Preceded by | Michael Woods |
Succeeded by | Michael Woods |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1981 – February 1987 | |
Constituency | Cork South-Central |
In office February 1973 – June 1981 | |
In office March 1965 – June 1969 | |
Constituency | Cork Mid |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 1979 – 9 July 1981 | |
Constituency | Munster |
Senator | |
In office 5 November 1969 – 18 February 1973 | |
Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | Eileen Christine Harrington 29 December 1932 Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 6 January 2005 Cork, Ireland | (aged 72)
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University College Cork |
Eileen Christine Desmond (née Harrington; 29 December 1932 – 6 January 2005) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare from 1981 to 1982. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1969, 1973 to 1981 and 1981 to 1987. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1979 to 1981. She was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1969 to 1973.[1]