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Pearse Wyse
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Pearse Wyse (born March 1928) was an Irish Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats politician.
Pearse Wyse was born in Cork in 1928. He first became involved in politics in 1960 when he was elected to Cork City Council. Five years later he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála and running mate of Jack Lynch in the 1965 general election for the constituency of Cork Borough. He held his seat at each subsequent election until he retired from the Dáil before the 1992 general election.
Wyse was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in 1977 and served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1978 until 1979. A staunch supporter of Jack Lynch, Wyse opposed Charles Haughey in every leadership contest from when he assumed the role, becoming a member of the so-called Gang of 22. He was an affiliate of Desmond O'Malley and had supported George Colley in the Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1979. Disaffected from the party leadership, Wyse was one of the founders of the Progressive Democrats in 1985. He held his seat as a Progressive Democrat TD in the 1987 and 1989 general elections.
Wyse's seat was retained by Pat Cox in the 1992 general election. He remained a member of Cork City Council until he retired in 1999 having held his seat for almost forty years.
| Preceded by Michael Begley |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Office of Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
| Preceded by Office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance |
Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by Tom McEllistrim, Jnr |
This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
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