Johnny Geoghegan Explained

Johnny Geoghegan
Office:Parliamentary Secretary
Suboffice:Social Welfare
Subterm:1969–1973
Office1:Teachta Dála
Term Start1:May 1954
Term End1:5 January 1975
Constituency1:Galway West
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Date:5 November 1913
Birth Place:County Galway, Ireland
Death Place:County Galway, Ireland
Children:Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

John Geoghegan (; 5 November 1913 – 5 January 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for more than twenty years.[1]

Geoghegan was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1954 general election, taking his seat in the 15th Dáil as TD for the Galway West constituency.[2]

He was re-elected at the next five general elections. In July 1969, he was appointed by Taoiseach Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare.[3] He served until Fianna Fáil lost office at the 1973 general election.[1]

After his death on 5 January 1975, the by-election for his Galway West seat in the 20th Dáil was held on 4 March and won for Fianna Fáil by his daughter Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Geoghegan. Oireachtas Members Database. 26 September 2011. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107191143/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Geoghegan.D.1954-06-02. live.
  2. Web site: John Geoghegan. ElectionsIreland.org. 26 September 2011. 28 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928111658/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2505. live.
  3. Web site: Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil). 9 July 1969. 23 November 2019. Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109053603/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1969-07-09/25/. live.
  4. Web site: Galway West: 1975 by-election . Irish Elections . 27 August 2022 . 27 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827084726/https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=79&constitid=28 . live .