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Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1] Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election.[2] From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–South Galway constituency.[2] He retired from politics in 1973.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Michael Carty". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Michael Carty". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (18th Dáil) – Tuesday, 27 April 1965". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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