FitzGerald, Garret
Person
Biographical Note
Irish politician, political economist and author, Garret FitzGerald was born in 1926 and educated at University College and King's Inns, Dublin. He lectured in economics, served as the Irish minister of foreign affairs, and as leader of the Fine Gael party, formed a national coalition government with Labour and served as Prime minister of Ireland from June 1981 to March 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Garret FitzGerald lecture notes
Collection — Box 1
Scope and Contents
Consists of ten public lectures delivered by FitzGerald at Boston College while he was a visiting professor of politics in the Dept. of Irish Studies. The lectures cover various topics related to Anglo-Irish relations. Also includes theater programs from productions of Irish plays.
Restrictions on access
Open for research.
Dates:
1937-1988 ; Majority of material found within 1988