Pearse Wyse | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 1978–1979 | Finance |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1977–1978 | Finance |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Cork City |
| In office June 1969 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Cork City South-East |
| In office April 1965 – June 1969 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremiah Pearse Wyse (1923-03-02)2 March 1923 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 28 April 2009(2009-04-28) (aged 86) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Progressive Democrats (1986–1999) |
| Other political affiliations | Fianna Fáil (1947–1986) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Cork College of Commerce |
Pearse Wyse (2 March 1923 – 28 April 2009) was an Irish politician, a long-serving member ofFianna Fáil who was later an early member of theProgressive Democrats.
He was born inCork in 1923, son of John Wyse (or Wise), pawnbroker's clerk, and his wife Julia (née Cronin), a native ofMacroom.[1] Wyse was educated at Greenmount national school in Cork, and atCork College of Commerce, where he trained as a bookbinder and paper cutter. He was employed at the Eagle Printing Works, where by the early 1960s he became works manager, and was a longstanding member of theIrish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union.[1]
He first held political officein 1960 when he was elected toCork City Council.[2] Five years later he was first elected toDáil Éireann as a Fianna FáilTeachta Dála (TD) and running mate ofJack Lynch at the1965 general election for theCork Borough constituency. Following boundary changes, he served as TD forCork City South-East (1969–1977),Cork City (1977–1981) andCork South-Central (1981–1992). He retired from national politics at the1992 general election.[3]
Wyse was appointedParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in 1977 on the nomination ofJack Lynch, becoming Minister of State at the Department of Finance in 1978 when the structure of positions were changed.[4] Wyse supportedGeorge Colley in the1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election which was won byCharles Haughey, and he was dropped from the junior ministerial ranks.
Wyse opposed Haughey in every leadership challenge from when he assumed the role, becoming a member of the so-calledGang of 22. He was an associate ofDesmond O'Malley and by 1985 he was completely disaffected from the party leadership. In early 1986, he joined the Progressive Democrats, founded by O'Malley. He held his seat as a Progressive Democrats TD at the1987 and1989 general elections.[2]
Wyse's seat was retained byPat Cox at the 1992 general election. He remained a member of Cork City Council until he retired in 1999, having held his seat for almost forty years. He also served asLord Mayor of Cork in 1967 and 1974.[5]
Wyse died on 28 April 2009 in Cork, aged 81.[6]
| Civic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Cork 1967–1968 | Succeeded by John Bermingham |
| Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Cork 1974–1975 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1977–1978 | Succeeded by Office of Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
| Preceded by Office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–1979 | Succeeded by |