Michael Carty Explained

Michael Carty
Office:Parliamentary Secretary
Suboffice:Government Chief Whip
Subterm:1965–1969
Suboffice1:Defence
Subterm1:1965–1969
Office3:Teachta Dála
Term Start3:June 1969
Term End3:February 1973
Constituency3:Clare–South Galway
Term Start4:October 1961
Term End4:June 1969
Constituency4:Galway East
Term Start5:March 1957
Term End5:October 1961
Constituency5:Galway South
Birth Date:16 December 1916
Birth Place:Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Party:Fianna 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Carty. Oireachtas Members Database. 2 November 2011. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108190039/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Michael-Carty.D.1957-03-20. live.
  2. Web site: Michael Carty. ElectionsIreland.org. 2 November 2011. 20 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020173324/http://electionsireland.org//candidate.cfm?ID=8484. live.
  3. Web site: Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (18th Dáil) – Tuesday, 27 April 1965. Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 January 2021. 7 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107142841/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1965-04-27/26/. live.