Michael Carty Politician

Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–Galway South constituency. He retired from politics in 1973. He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government Chief Whip, occupying the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 16, 1916
Birth place
Ireland , County Galway , Galway , Loughrea
Date of deathApril 23, 1975
Place of death
Ireland , County Galway

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Office holder

office
Teachta Dála
Government Chief Whip
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
party
Fianna Fáil
region
Clare–Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
successor

Michael Carty on Wikipedia