Desmond FitzGerald (politician)

Desmond FitzGerald
Minister for Defence
In office 23 June 1927 – 9 March 1932
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	Peter Hughes
Succeeded by	Frank Aiken
Minister for External Affairs
In office 30 August 1922 – 23 June 1927
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	Michael Hayes
Succeeded by	Kevin O'Higgins
Minister for Publicity
In office 26 August 1921 – 9 September 1922
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Director of Publicity
In office 17 June 1919 – 11 February 1921
Preceded by	Laurence Ginnell
Succeeded by	Erskine Childers
Senator
In office 7 September 1938 – 8 September 1943
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office February 1932 – July 1937
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
In office May 1921 – February 1932
Constituency	Dublin County
In office December 1918 – May 1921
Constituency	Dublin Pembroke
Personal details
Born	Thomas Joseph FitzGerald (1888-02-13)13 February 1888 Forest Gate, Essex, England
Died	9 April 1947(1947-04-09) (aged 59) Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin (1918–1922) Cumann na nGaedheal (1922–1933) Fine Gael (1933–1943)
Spouse	Mabel McConnell ​ (m. 1911)​
Children	4, including Garret
Relatives	John D. FitzGerald (grandson) Eithne FitzGerald (granddaughter-in-law)
Education	St Bonaventure's

Desmond FitzGerald (13 February 1888 – 9 April 1947) was an Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1927 to 1932, Minister for External Affairs from 1922 to 1927, Minister for Publicity from 1921 to 1922 and Director of Publicity from 1919 to 1921. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1937. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1938 to 1943.^[1]