Dermot Fitzpatrick (12 April 1940 – 23 March 2022) was an Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1987 to 1992 and from 2002 to 2007. He was a

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from 1997 to 2002, after being

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. He was a native of

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, and was educated at

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, an

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secondary school in the city, and at

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, from which he graduated with a degree in medicine. Prior to his entry into politics, he worked as a family doctor. He retired at the 2007 general election. His daughter Mary Fitzpatrick was one of three Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin Central for the 2007, 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections. She did not get elected.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Dermot 1940 births 2022 deaths Members of Dublin City Council Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 25th Dáil Members of the 26th Dáil Members of the 21st Seanad Members of the 29th Dáil People educated at Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin Alumni of University College Dublin Irish general practitioners Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Fianna Fáil senators Medical doctors from County Dublin