LECTURE: "Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland"

You are invited to a free public lecture by

Dr Garret FitzGerald

Friday 17 September at 6.15pm

Biographical Note Dr Garret FitzGerald is the Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister of Ireland. He now lectures, writes, is a consultant and company director, as well as being a member of the Council of State and an active Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, which comprises four of the State’s seven universities. After studying economics and law, he lectured (1959–73) in political economy at his alma mater, University College. He was first elected to the DAil (parliament) in 1969 as a member of the Fine Gael. He was minister of foreign affairs (1973–77), then became party leader and subsequently prime minister in 1981 as a result of a coalition with the Labour party. Although defeated in early 1982, FitzGerald regained power later that year and was again prime minister from late 1982 to 1987, when election losses caused him to resign as party leader. He was a key architect, with Margaret Thatcher, of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Dr FitzGerald is the author of All in a Life: An Autobiography.

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Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA (Parking available from Hackett Drive entrance 1 in Car Park 3. Map at http://maps.uwa.edu.au/crawley/display/11)



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