Peter Barry

Peter Barry
Tánaiste
In office 20 January 1987 – 10 March 1987
Preceded by	Dick Spring
Succeeded by	Brian Lenihan
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987
Preceded by	Gerry Collins
Succeeded by	Brian Lenihan
Minister for Transport and Power
In office 14 March 1973 – 2 December 1976
Preceded by	Michael O'Kennedy
Succeeded by	Tom Fitzpatrick
Minister for Education
In office 2 December 1976 – 25 May 1977
Preceded by	Richard Burke
Succeeded by	John Wilson
Minister for the Environment
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
Preceded by	Ray Burke
Succeeded by	Ray Burke
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – June 1997
Constituency	Cork South–Central
In office June 1977 – June 1981
Constituency	Cork City
In office June 1969 – June 1977
Constituency	Cork City South–East
Personal details
Born	(1928-08-10)10 August 1928 Cork, Ireland
Died	26 August 2016(2016-08-26) (aged 88) Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Margaret Mullane (d.2013)
Relations	Anthony Barry (Father) Deirdre Clune (Daughter)
Children	6

Peter Barry (10 August 1928 – 26 August 2016) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was from Cork city. He was a member of Fine Gael. He was a Teachta Dála (TD; member of parliament) from 1969 to 1997, and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1987. He helped negotiate the Anglo-Irish Agreement. In 1987, he served for a short time as Tánaiste (deputy prime minister).