Eoghan Fitzsimons
Eoghan Fitzsimons | |
|---|---|
| 24th Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 11 November 1994 – 15 December 1994 | |
| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Harry Whelehan |
| Succeeded by | Dermot Gleeson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1949 Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Hillary Coughlan (m. 1979) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Eoghan Fitzsimons SC (born 19 April 1949) is an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from November 1994 to December 1994.
He graduated as a Master of Laws from Yale Law School and as a Doctor of Laws from the Sorbonne University, Paris.[1] He served as Attorney General of Ireland from 11 November to 15 December 1994.[2] During his tenure as Attorney General former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern described Fitzsimons's relationship with the government and then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds as "strained".[3] He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin Clontarf constituency at the 1977 general election but was not elected.[4]
References
- ^ "The Bar Council Of Ireland". Lawlibrary.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Gallery of previous Attorneys General – 1981 to 1994". Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Bertie Ahern: The Autobiography". Page 164. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Eoghan Fitzsimons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 January 2012.