Office: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start: | June 1981 |
Term End: | November 1992 |
Constituency: | Dublin North-West |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1927 |
Birth Place: | County Roscommon, Ireland |
Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Party: | Fianna Fáil |
Michael Barrett (15 January 1927 – 8 July 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
He was a native of Loughglinn, County Roscommon, and worked in An Foras Taluntais before entering politics. Barrett was elected to the 22nd Dáil as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency on his first attempt at the 1981 general election. He was re-elected until retiring at the 1992 general election.[2]
He was elected to Dublin Corporation in 1979 and also served as chairperson of the Eastern Health Board. He was a traditional Catholic and a strong supporter of the anti-abortion movement.
He died in 2006 in Dublin, aged 79.[3]