Mervyn Taylor

Mervyn Taylor
Minister for Equality and Law Reform
In office
15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997
TaoiseachJohn Bruton
Preceded byMáire Geoghegan-Quinn
Succeeded byJohn O'Donoghue
(Justice, Equality and Law Reform)
In office
12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994
TaoiseachAlbert Reynolds
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byMáire Geoghegan-Quinn
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1981 – June 1997
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born(1931-12-28)28 December 1931
Dublin, Ireland
Died23 September 2021(2021-09-23) (aged 89)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
Marilyn Fisher
(m. 1962)
Children3
EducationWesley College, Dublin
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Mervyn Taylor (28 December 1931 – 23 September 2021[1]) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Equality and Law Reform from 1993 to 1994 and from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1981 to 1997.[2] He was the first ever Jewish cabinet minister in Ireland.[3][4]

  1. ^ McGreevy, Ronan; O'Halloran, Marie (23 September 2021). "Pioneering former Labour minister Mervyn Taylor dies aged 89". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Mervyn Taylor". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Former Labour minister Mervin Taylor dies aged 89". RTE News. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ de Bréadún, Deaglán (26 September 2021). "Obituary of Mervyn Taylor: Politician who helped end the constitutional ban on divorce and was first Jewish member of an Irish government". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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