Desmond O'Malley

Desmond O’Malley was born in Limerick in 1939. He served as a Fianna Fáil TD between 1968 and his expulsion from the party in 1984, during which time he occupied three ministerial positions and served as government chief whip. He departed Fianna Fáil to found the Progressive Democrats, a party he led until 1993. He retired from politics in 2002.