Liam Cosgrave, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Liam Cosgrave

Irish politician

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1920

Place of Birth: Castleknock, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 04-Oct-2017

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Ireland, Irish Free State

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Liam Cosgrave (13 April 1920 – 4 October 2017) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, Leader of Fine Gael from 1965 to 1977, Leader of the Opposition from 1965 to 1973, Minister for External Affairs from 1954 to 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and Government Chief Whip from 1948 to 1951.
He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1943 to 1981.Born in Castleknock, Dublin, Cosgrave was the son of W.
T.
Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council in the newly formed Irish Free State.
After qualifying as a barrister he decided to embark on a political career.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election and sat in opposition alongside his father.
The formation of the first inter-party government in 1948 saw Cosgrave become a Parliamentary Secretary to Taoiseach John A.
Costello.
He formally became a cabinet member in 1954 when he was appointed Minister for External Affairs.
The highlight of his three-year tenure was Ireland's successful entry into the United Nations.
In 1965, Cosgrave was the unanimous choice of his colleagues to succeed James Dillon as leader of Fine Gael.
He lost the 1969 general election to the incumbent Taoiseach Jack Lynch, but won the 1973 general election and became Taoiseach in a Fine Gael-Labour Party government.