Michael O'Leary | |
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![]() O'Leary in 1979 | |
Judge of the District Court | |
In office 20 March 1997 – 1 May 2006 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Mary Robinson |
Tánaiste | |
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
Preceded by | George Colley |
Succeeded by | Ray MacSharry |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 17 June 1981 – 1 November 1982 | |
Preceded by | Frank Cluskey |
Succeeded by | Dick Spring |
Minister for Energy | |
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
Preceded by | George Colley |
Succeeded by | Albert Reynolds |
Minister for Labour | |
In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
Preceded by | Joseph Brennan |
Succeeded by | Gene Fitzgerald |
Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1982 – February 1987 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-West |
In office June 1981 – November 1982 | |
Constituency | Dublin Central |
In office April 1965 – June 1981 | |
Constituency | Dublin North-Central |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 1979 – 1 July 1981 | |
Constituency | Dublin |
Personal details | |
Born | Cork, Ireland | 8 May 1936
Died | 11 May 2006 Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, France | (aged 70)
Resting place | Saint-Sever Abbey, Landes, France |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 1982) |
Spouse |
Mary O'Leary (m. 1965) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Presentation Brothers College, Cork |
Alma mater | |
Michael O'Leary (8 May 1936 – 11 May 2006) was an Irish judge, politician and barrister who served as a Judge of the District Court from 1997 to 2006, Tánaiste and Minister for Energy from 1981 to 1982, Leader of the Labour Party from 1981 to 1982 and Minister for Labour from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1987.[1] He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 to 1981.
He resigned from the Labour Party in 1982 to join Fine Gael.