Brian Fitzgerald (politician)

Irish politician (born 1947)

ConstituencyMeath

Born (1947-03-22) 22 March 1947 (age 79)

PartyIndependent (since 1999)

Other political
affiliationsLabour Party

Brian Fitzgerald

Teachta Dála
In office November 1992 – June 1997
Constituency	Meath

Personal details
Born	(1947-03-22) 22 March 1947 (age 79) County Meath, Ireland
Party	Independent (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	Labour Party

Brian Fitzgerald (born 22 March 1947) is an Irish politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath constituency from 1992 to 1997,^[1] and since 1999 has been an independent member of Meath County Council.

Previously a SIPTU trade union official, Fitzgerald was elected to Dáil Éireann for Meath during the swing to Labour at the 1992 general election. He had contested the seat unsuccessfully at the November 1982 and 1989 general elections.^[2]

Like many other Labour TDs elected in 1992, he lost his seat at the 1997 general election. His seat was taken by John V. Farrelly of Fine Gael whom he had defeated in 1992.

Fitzgerald was an opponent of the Labour Party's decision to merge with Democratic Left and resigned from the party in 1999. He was re-elected to Meath County Council, as an independent councillor for the Dunshaughlin local electoral area at the 1999 local elections. At the 2002 and 2007 general elections, he stood as an independent candidate for Meath and Meath East constituencies, but again failed to win a seat on both occasions.^[2]

Fitzgerald was re-elected at the 2019 local elections as an independent candidate for Ratoath electoral area, and was re-elected at the 2024 Meath County Council election.

References

↑ "Brian Fitzgerald". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
1 2 "Brian Fitzgerald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Meath

This table is transcluded from Meath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
4th	1923		Patrick Mulvany (FP)	David Hall (Lab)	Eamonn Duggan (CnaG)
5th	1927 (Jun)		Matthew O'Reilly (FF)	David Hall (Lab)
6th	1927 (Sep)		Matthew O'Reilly (FF)	Arthur Matthews (CnaG)
7th	1932		James Kelly (FF)	Arthur Matthews (CnaG)
8th	1933		James Kelly (FF)	Robert Davitt (CnaG)	Matthew O'Reilly (FF)
9th	1937	Constituency abolished. See Meath–Westmeath

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)			Deputy (Party)			Deputy (Party)
13th	1948		Matthew O'Reilly (FF)	Michael Hilliard (FF)	3 seats until 1977		Patrick Giles (FG)	3 seats until 1977
14th	1951		Matthew O'Reilly (FF)
15th	1954		James Tully (Lab)
16th	1957		James Griffin (FF)
16th	1959 by-election		Henry Johnston (FF)
17th	1961		James Tully (Lab)				Denis Farrelly (FG)
18th	1965						Denis Farrelly (FG)
19th	1969						John Bruton (FG)
20th	1973			Brendan Crinion (FF)
21st	1977					Jim Fitzsimons (FF)		4 seats 1977–1981
22nd	1981								John V. Farrelly (FG)
23rd	1982 (Feb)		Michael Lynch (FF)	Colm Hilliard (FF)
24th	1982 (Nov)		Frank McLoughlin (Lab)
25th	1987		Michael Lynch (FF)			Noel Dempsey (FF)
26th	1989		Mary Wallace (FF)
27th	1992								Brian Fitzgerald (Lab)
28th	1997			Johnny Brady (FF)					John V. Farrelly (FG)
29th	2002								Damien English (FG)
29th	2005 by-election						Shane McEntee (FG)		Damien English (FG)
30th	2007	Constituency abolished. See Meath East and Meath West

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