Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins

Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (née Hogan; born 10 March 1932) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1977.^[1]

She was first elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. She was re-elected at the 1961 general election for the Galway East constituency and again at the 1965 general election. After boundary changes, she was elected at the 1969 general election for Clare–South Galway, where she was returned for a fifth and final term at the 1973 general election.^[2]

Hogan-O'Higgins' years as a deputy were mostly spent in opposition: Fianna Fáil was in power continuously from 1957 to 1973, and it was only in her last term (in the 20th Dáil) that Fine Gael formed a government. She was defeated at the 1977 general election, when Jack Lynch led Fianna Fáil's return to government with a large majority.

Her father, Patrick Hogan was a TD for Galway from 1921 until his death in 1936.

Her husband, Michael O'Higgins, was also a TD, as were his father, uncle, and brother. She married in 1958, one year after her first election to the Dáil. Brigid and Michael had nine children. They were the first married couple ever to sit in the same Dáil.

As of October 2021, she is the only surviving member of the 16th Dáil.

See also[]

• Families in the Oireachtas

References[]

This article about a Fine Gael politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about a Teachta Dála (TD) – a member of Dáil Éireann – is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t