- James Dooge
James Clement Dooge (born Birth date and age|1922|7|30|df=yes) is an Irish politician, engineer and academic. James Dooge was born in
Birkenhead ,England in 1922. He was educated inLiverpool ,University College Dublin andUniversity of Iowa , and qualified as an engineer. In 1942 he obtained a job with theOffice of Public Works and in 1946 he began working with theElectricity Supply Board . Between 1954 and 1956 he was research associate at the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Iowa. In 1958 Dooge became Professor of Civil Engineering atUniversity College Cork . In 1970 he became a Professor at University College Dublin. Between 1984 and 1987 Dooge worked at the Department of Engineering Hydrology at University College, Galway. Since 1988 he has worked at University College Dublin at the Centre for Water Resources Research.As well as having a distinguished career as an academic, Dooge has led a very active political life. From 1961 to 1977 Dooge was a Senator in
Seanad Éireann , serving as itsCathaoirleach (chairperson) from 1973 to 1977. He was a member of the Presidential Commission in 1974 and again in 1976. Dooge worked closely with his cousinGarret FitzGerald during the late 1970's in re-organising theFine Gael party. In 1981 he was appointed by the thenTaoiseach FitzGerald as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the short-livedFine Gael led government. Between 1981 and 1987 Dooge returned to Seanad Éireann.References
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