Gemma Hussey

Gemma Hussey (born 11 November 1938), was a senior Irish politician.

Educated at University College Dublin, Gemma Hussey (née Moran) was first elected to Dáil Éireann, on her second attempt in 1982, as a Fine Gael TD for Wicklow. She had earlier been elected by the National University of Ireland to Seanad Éireann, where she sat as an independent senator from 1977 until 1980, before serving as Fine Gael spokesman on Women's Affairs and then (1981–1982) Government Leader of the Seanad. Hussey held a number of portfolios in the Cabinets of Garret FitzGerald as well as being Fine Gael Spokesperson on Arts, Culture and Broadcasting (1982), and Education (1987).

Bibliography

• Hussey, Gemma: At the Cutting Edge: Cabinet Diaries, 1982–1987 (Dublin, 1990)
• Hussey, Gemma: Ireland Today: Anatomy of a Changing State (London, 1993)