Albert Martin Reynolds was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994. He held cabinet positions between 1979 and 1991, including as minister for finance from 1988 to 1991. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Longford–Roscommon from 1977 to 1992 and for Longford–Westmeath from 1992 to 2002.
Reynolds in 1994
Reynolds (left) giving a bowl of shamrocks to US president Bill Clinton on Saint Patrick's Day, 1994
Fianna Fáil, officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party, is a conservative and Christian democratic political party registered in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
1932 Fianna Fáil poster featuring many of the founding members of the party such as de Valera, Lemass, Aiken and Boland
Charles Haughey led the party from 1979 to 1992 and is posthumously regarded as a controversial figure.
Fianna Fáil poster from the 1948 general election
Image: Éamon de Valera