Charles Haughey Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles Haughey, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Ireland.

8 records1979–19876 events1 places

Chronological biography

1979

Prime Minister of Ireland1979

Government / Fianna Fail Party · Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 1st term

Taoiseach of Ireland11 December 1979

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Becomes Taoiseach for the first time after succeeding Jack Lynch as Fianna Fail leader.

1980

Anglo-Irish Summit8 December 1980

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Meets Thatcher in Dublin for Anglo-Irish talks.

1982

Prime Minister of Ireland1982

Government / Fianna Fail Party · Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 2nd term

Second Taoiseach Term9 March 1982

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Returns as Taoiseach for a short second administration.

1987

Prime Minister of Ireland1987

Government / Fianna Fail Party · Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 3rd term

Programme for National Recovery1987

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Introduces the Programme for National Recovery, beginning a new era of national social partnership.

Third Taoiseach Term10 March 1987

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Returns for a third period as Taoiseach after the 1987 general election.

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.