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Patrick Hillery
Patrick John Hillery
(; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an
Irish politician
and the
sixth
President of Ireland
from 1976 until 1990. First elected at the
1951 general election
as a
Fianna Fáil
Teachta Dála
(TD) for
Clare
, he remained in
Dáil Éireann
until 1973. During this time he served as
Minister for Education
(1959–1965),
Minister for Industry and Commerce
(1965–1966),
Minister for Labour
(1966–1969) and
Minister for Foreign Affairs
(1969–1973). In 1973 he was appointed Ireland's first
European Commissioner
, serving until 1976 when he became President. He served two terms in the presidency, and, though widely seen as a somewhat lacklustre President, he was credited with bringing stability and dignity to the office, and he won widespread admiration when it emerged that he had withstood political pressure from his own
Fianna Fáil
party during a political crisis in 1982.
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