John Carty (Irish politician) explained

Nationality:Irish
Office:Senator
Term Start:13 September 2007
Term End:25 May 2011
Office2:Teachta Dála
Term Start2:May 2002
Term End2:May 2007
Constituency2:Mayo
Birth Date:12 August 1950
Birth Place:County Mayo, Ireland
Death Place:County Mayo, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Kathleen Regan
Children:8

John Carty (12 August 1950 – 30 January 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2007 and as a Senator from 2007 to 2011.

From Knock, County Mayo, Carty was elected at the 1999 local elections as a member of Mayo County Council for the Claremorris electoral area. At the 2002 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Mayo constituency. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad on the Agricultural Panel.[2] He did not contest the 2011 Seanad election. Carty died on 30 January 2014 at the age of 63. He was married to Kathleen Regan and they had eight children.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Carty. Oireachtas Members Database. 18 February 2008. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185729/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Carty.D.2002-06-06. live.
  2. Web site: John Carty. ElectionsIreland.org. 18 February 2008. 29 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122213/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1854. live.
  3. Web site: Former FF TD Carty dies aged 63. Irish Independent. 31 January 2014. 27 September 2021. 18 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118160957/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/former-ff-td-carty-dies-aged-63-29966553.html. live.