# Desmond FitzGerald

> Desmond FitzGerald was an Irish revolutionary, politician, and poet, known for his role in the Irish independence movement and for his ministerial roles in Irish governments; he was Director of Publicity from 1919 to 1921, Minister for Publicity from 1921 to 1922, Minister for External Affairs from 1922 to 1927 and finally Minister for Defence from 1927 to 1932. Born in London to an Irish family, FitzGerald moved to Paris in his early twenties, where he became involved in the Imagist group of poets. In 1913, FitzGerald returned to Ireland and the next year became active in the Irish Volunteers, a paramilitary organisation that sought Irish independence from Britain. FitzGerald took part in the Easter Rising of 1916 in Dublin and was subsequently imprisoned for two years by the British.

*Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1888-02-13
- **Died:** 1947-04-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
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- [Desmond FitzGerald](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_FitzGerald)
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