Michael O'Kennedy

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Michael O'Kennedy
O'Kennedy in 1979
Minister for Labour
In office 14 November 1991 – 11 February 1992
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	Bertie Ahern
Succeeded by	Brian Cowen
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office 10 March 1987 – 14 November 1991
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	Austin Deasy
Succeeded by	Michael Woods
European Commissioner for Personnel, Administration and the Statistics Office
In office 6 January 1981 – 5 March 1982
President	Gaston Thorn
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Richard Burke
Minister for Finance
In office 12 December 1979 – 16 December 1980
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	George Colley
Succeeded by	Gene Fitzgerald
Minister for the Public Service
In office 12 December 1979 – 24 March 1980
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Preceded by	George Colley
Succeeded by	Gene Fitzgerald
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Garret FitzGerald
Succeeded by	Brian Lenihan
Minister for Transport and Power
In office 3 January 1973 – 14 March 1973
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Brian Lenihan
Succeeded by	Peter Barry
Parliamentary Secretary
1970–1973	Education
Teachta Dála
In office June 1997 – April 2002
In office February 1982 – November 1992
In office July 1969 – 6 January 1981
Constituency	Tipperary North
Senator
In office 17 February 1993 – 6 June 1997
Constituency	Administrative Panel
In office 23 June 1965 – 18 June 1969
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born	(1936-02-21)21 February 1936 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	15 April 2022(2022-04-15) (aged 86) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Breda Heavey ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	3
Education	St Flannan's College
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

Michael O'Kennedy (21 February 1936 – 15 April 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served in a range of cabinet positions, including Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Finance and Irish European Commissioner.^[1] He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary North constituency and was also a member of Seanad Éireann.^[2]