Pearse Wyse was an Irish politician, a long-serving member of Fianna Fail who was later an early member of the Progressive Democrats.
13 Facts About Pearse Wyse
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Pearse Wyse was born in Cork in 1923, son of John Wyse, pawnbroker's clerk, and his wife Julia, a native of Macroom.
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Pearse Wyse was employed at the Eagle Printing Works, where by the early 1960s he became works manager, and was a longstanding member of the Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union.
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Pearse Wyse first held political office in 1960 when he was elected to Cork City Council.
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Pearse Wyse retired from national politics at the 1992 general election.
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Pearse Wyse was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance in 1977 on the nomination of Jack Lynch, becoming Minister of State at the Department of Finance in 1978 when the structure of positions were changed.
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Pearse Wyse supported George Colley in the 1979 Fianna Fail leadership election which was won by Charles Haughey, and he was dropped from the junior ministerial ranks.
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Pearse Wyse opposed Haughey in every leadership challenge from when he assumed the role, becoming a member of the so-called Gang of 22.
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Pearse Wyse was an associate of Desmond O'Malley and by 1985 he was completely disaffected from the party leadership.
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Pearse Wyse held his seat as a Progressive Democrats TD at the 1987 and 1989 general elections.
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Pearse Wyse's seat was retained by Pat Cox at the 1992 general election.
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Pearse Wyse remained a member of Cork City Council until he retired in 1999, having held his seat for almost forty years.
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Pearse Wyse served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1967 and 1974.