peter barry

Peter Barry (born 10 August 1928) is a retired Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman. As Minister for Foreign Affairs he helped negotiate the Anglo-Irish Agreement and served for a short time as Tnaiste (deputy prime minister). Peter Barry was born on 10 August 1928 in Cork City. He was the son of Anthony Barry, a Fine Gael TD and well-known businessman. Barry was educated in Cork and then became the major shareholder in the family company - Barry's Tea. Peter Barry was first elected to Dil ireann as a Fine Gael TD in 1969. When Fine Gael came to power in 1973 he was appointed MInister for Transport and Power. In 1976 he became Minister for Education. In 1979 he was elected deputy leader of the Fine Gael party. From 1981 to March 1982 he served as Minister for the Environment. Between December 1982 and 1987 he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In his capacity as Foreign Minister he was heavily involved in the negotiations which resulted in the 1985 Anglo-Iish Agreement. He also became the first joint chairman of the Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference which was established by the Irish and British governments. Following the Labour Party's withdrawal from the coalition government in 1987 Barry became Tnaiste for a brief period. In that year Barry, along with Alan Dukes and John Bruton contested the leadership of Fine Gael. Dukes was the eventual victor, however many believe that Barry would have been a much more successful leader.

Political Career

idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Michael O'Kennedy	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Transport & Power 1973-1976	width="30%" align="center"\|Followed by: Tom FitzPatrick
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Richard Burke	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Education 1976-1977	width="30%" align="center"\|Followed by: John P. Wilson
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Ray Burke	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for the Environment 1981-1982	width="30%" align="center"\|Followed by: Ray Burke
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Gerard Collins	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Foreign Affairs 1982-1987	width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2"\|Followed by: Brian Lenihan
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Dick Spring	width="30%" align="center"\|Tnaiste 1987

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