Michael O'Kennedy

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Michael O'Kennedy (21 February 1936 – 15 April 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born in Nenagh, Ireland. O'Kennedy was Minister for Labour from 1991 to 1992 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1979.

He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary North constituency from 1969 to 1981, 1982 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002. He was a Senator from 1965 to 1969, and from 1993 to 1997.[1][2]

O'Kennedy died on 15 April 2022 in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 86.[3]

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  1. "Michael O'Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. Burke, Roisin (9 January 2011). "Where are they now: Michael O'Kennedy". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  3. "Tributes paid to former minister Michael O'Kennedy". RTÉ News. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.