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Michael Carty

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Preceded by
  
Joseph Brennan

Constituency
  
Clare–Galway South

Succeeded by
  
Desmond O'Malley

Constituency
  
Galway East

Preceded by
  
Joseph Brennan

Name
  
Michael Carty

Succeeded by
  
Desmond O'Malley


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.

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Michael Carty Wikipedia