Fergus O'Brien

Fergus O'Brien
Government Chief Whip
In office 13 February 1986 – 10 March 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Seán Barrett
Succeeded by	Vincent Brady
In office 11 November 1981 – 9 March 1982
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Gerry L'Estrange
Succeeded by	Bertie Ahern
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
In office 13 February 1987 – 10 March 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Seán Barrett
Succeeded by	Vincent Brady
In office 11 November 1981 – 9 March 1982
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Gerry L'Estrange
Succeeded by	Bertie Ahern
Teachta Dála
In office November 1982 – November 1992
In office June 1977 – February 1982
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
In office February 1973 – June 1977
Constituency	Dublin South-East
Personal details
Born	(1930-03-30)30 March 1930 Kimmage, Dublin, Ireland
Died	19 October 2016(2016-10-19) (aged 86) Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Peggy O'Brien
Children	6
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology

Fergus O'Brien (30 March 1930 – 19 October 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.

O'Brien was born in Dublin in 1930. He was educated at the College of Technology, Bolton Street before becoming involved in politics. O'Brien was elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt at the 1973 general election as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency. After boundary changes, he was re-elected at the 1977 general election for Dublin South-Central and held the seat at the 1981 general election, but was defeated at the February 1982 general election. He was re-elected for Dublin South-Central at the November 1982 general election, and held the seat until retirement in 1992.

From 1981 to February 1982, O'Brien was Government Chief Whip in Garret FitzGerald's first government. He returned as Chief Whip once again at the end of FitzGerald's second government, serving from 1986 until 1987.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1980 to 1981.