Michael Carty

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Michael Carty
Parliamentary Secretary
1965–1969Government Chief Whip
1965–1969Defence
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969 – February 1973
ConstituencyClare–South Galway
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencyGalway East
In office
March 1957 – October 1961
ConstituencyGalway South
Personal details
Born(1916-12-16)16 December 1916
Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Died23 April 1975(1975-04-23) (aged 58)
Political partyFianna Fáil

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Michael Carty". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Michael Carty". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
Political offices
Preceded by Government Chief Whip
1965–1969
Succeeded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
1965–1969