Richie Ryan (politician)

Richie Ryan
Minister for Finance
In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	George Colley
Succeeded by	George Colley
Member of the European Court of Auditors
In office 4 January 1986 – 15 June 1989
Preceded by	Chris O'Malley
Succeeded by	Barry Desmond
Minister for the Public Service
In office 1 November 1973 – 5 July 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	George Colley
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 1979 – 3 June 1986
Constituency	Dublin
In office December 1977 – June 1979
In office January – February 1973
Constituency	Oireachtas Delegation
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – February 1982
Constituency	Dublin South-East
In office June 1977 – June 1981
Constituency	Dublin Rathmines West
In office June 1969 – June 1977
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
In office July 1959 – June 1969
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Personal details
Born	Richard Ryan (1929-02-27)27 February 1929 Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Died	17 March 2019(2019-03-17) (aged 90) Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Mairead King ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 2017)​ [1]
Children	5, including Cillian
Education	Synge Street CBS
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Richard Ryan (27 February 1929 – 17 March 2019) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Finance and Minister for the Public Service from 1973 to 1977 and a Member of the European Court of Auditors from 1986 to 1989. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1977 to 1986. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1959 to 1982.^[2]