John M. Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 21 October 1981 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Brian Lenihan Snr |
| Succeeded by | James Dooge |
| Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 20 May 1977 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Declan Costello |
| Succeeded by | Anthony J. Hederman |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1973–1977 | Government Chief Whip |
| 1973–1977 | Defence |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – June 1989 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Dublin County South |
| In office February 1973 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Senator | |
| In office 5 November 1969 – 28 February 1973 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Maurice Kelly (1931-08-31)31 August 1931 Artane, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 24 January 1991(1991-01-24) (aged 59) Merrion Road,Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 5[1] |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
John Maurice Kelly (31 August 1931 – 24 January 1991) was an IrishFine Gael politician who served asMinister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism from 1981 to 1982, actingMinister for Foreign Affairs from June 1981 to October 1981,Attorney General from May 1977 to July 1977 andGovernment Chief Whip from 1973 to 1977. He served as aTeachta Dála (TD) for theDublin South-Central from 1973 to 1977 and forDublin South from 1977 to 1989. He was aSenator for theCultural and Educational Panel from 1969 to 1973.[2]
Kelly received his primary and secondary education atSt Conleth's College inDublin 4 and at theGlenstal Abbey School inCounty Limerick, respectively.
He attendedUniversity College Dublin between 1949 and 1954, and carried out postgraduate studies in theHeidelberg University,Germany, from 1954 to 1956. His thesis was published in 1957 as "Princeps Iudex".
In the early 1960s, Kelly held a position as adon inTrinity College, Oxford.
He was a distinguished academic, serving for many years as Professor ofConstitutional law,Roman law andJurisprudence inUniversity College Dublin. He was author of the standard work on theConstitution of Ireland; though published after Kelly's death, the third and later editions of this work still bear his name in honour of the original book. He was instrumental in the revival of the Irish law journalThe Irish Jurist in the 1960s.
He first stood for election at the1969 general election as aFine Gael candidate in theDublin South-Central constituency. He was not elected toDáil Éireann on that occasion, but was subsequently elected toSeanad Éireann as a Senator for theCultural and Educational Panel. He was elected to Dublin South-Central on his second attempt at the1973 general election as a Fine GaelTD.[3] He was elected forDublin County South in1977, and forDublin South constituency from1981 until his retirement from politics at the1989 general election.
He served in the government ofLiam Cosgrave (1973–1977) asParliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach with responsibility as Government Chief Whip and asParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.[4] In May 1977, he was appointed asAttorney General of Ireland, succeedingDeclan Costello upon the latter's appointment to theHigh Court.[5]
He served inGarret FitzGerald's firstcabinet from 1981 until 1982 asMinister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism.[6] Kelly was also appointed as actingMinister for Foreign Affairs, pending the appointment ofJames Dooge, who was to be appointed to theSeanad, and as a Minister in October 1981.[7]
Kelly declined appointment to FitzGerald's second government (1982–1987). Kelly felt that Irish politics should be aligned more on European ideological lines, and he promoted closer alignment withFianna Fáil and the end of coalition with theLabour Party.[citation needed] He did not seek re-election to the Dáil at the1989 general election.
Kelly's son Nick was lead singer and songwriter with Irish rock bandThe Fat Lady Sings.[8]
Kelly died on 24 January 1991, aged 59, after suffering a heart attack.
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Since 1994, University College Dublin has hosted an annualJohn M. Kelly Memorial Lecture on law, with international legal experts asked to deliver papers. The lectures to date include:
Volumes XXV-XXVII of The Irish Jurist (ISBN 1-85800-043-2), covering the years 1990–1992, were published in memory of John Kelly.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Government Chief Whip 1973–1977 | Succeeded by |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1973–1977 | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs (Acting) June–October 1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Attorney General of Ireland May–July 1977 | Succeeded by |
