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Liam Cosgrave

1920 - 2017

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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, and 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 began a political career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liam Cosgrave is the 14,442nd most popular politician (up from 14,793rd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 222nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Liam Cosgrave ranks 14,442 out of 19,576. Before him are Liao Zhongkai, Keiko Fujimori, Lady Arbella Stuart, Ted Cruz, Ignacio Milam Tang, and Beornwulf of Mercia. After him are Mirza Ibrahimov, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Otmar Hasler, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ashur-nirari IV, and Al Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Liam Cosgrave ranks 296. Before him are Jack Lord, Ehsan Yarshater, Musa Anter, Nils Bohlin, Gordon Gould, and Fernando Riera. After him are Constant Nieuwenhuys, Carlo Monti, Jacques Noël, Mary Boyce, Benoîte Groult, and Fyodor Abramov. Among people deceased in 2017, Liam Cosgrave ranks 354. Before him are Eugene Garfield, Tankred Dorst, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Vladimir Petrov, Redha Malek, and András Kovács. After him are Michael Ogio, Eberhard Jäckel, Tony Madigan, Zoltan Sarosy, Clifford Husbands, and Osvaldo Fattori.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Liam Cosgrave ranks 217 out of 549. Before him are Shelley McNamara (1952), Jason O'Mara (1972), Martin Sheridan (1881), Sinéad Cusack (1948), Veronica Guerin (1958), and George Moore (1852). After him are Tim Ahearne (1885), Becky Lynch (1987), Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913), Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865), Andrew Scott (1976), and William Trevor (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Liam Cosgrave ranks 39. Before him are Patrick Hillery (1923), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), Enda Kenny (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), and Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911). After him are John Bruton (1947), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Charles Haughey (1925), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), and Cathal Brugha (1874).

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