Michael Pat Murphy Explained

Office:Parliamentary Secretary
Suboffice:Agriculture
Subterm:1977
Suboffice1:Fisheries
Subterm1:1977
Suboffice2:Agriculture and Fisheries
Subterm2:1973–1977
Office3:Teachta Dála
Term Start3:October 1961
Term End3:June 1981
Constituency3:Cork South-West
Term Start4:May 1951
Term End4:October 1961
Constituency4:Cork West
Party:Labour Party
Birth Date:12 March 1919
Birth Place:County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:County Cork, Ireland
Relatives:John O'Donoghue (son-in-law)

Michael Patrick Murphy (12 March 1919 – 28 October 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician. A publican before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1951 general election.[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he retired at the 1981 general election.

From 1961 he was elected for the Cork South-West constituency.[2] He was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries by the government of the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, serving from 1973 to 1977.[3] [1] In February 1977, on the reorganisation of government departments, he was reassigned to the separate posts of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Fisheries, serving until May 1977.[4]

In 1985, his daughter Kate Ann married John O'Donoghue, who was later elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South and served as a government minister and Ceann Comhairle.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Murphy. Oireachtas Members Database. 31 January 2008.
  2. Web site: Michael Murphy. ElectionsIreland.org. 31 January 2008.
  3. Web site: Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries. 14 March 1973. 2 August 2022. Dáil Debates – Vol. 265 No. 2.
  4. Web site: Transfer of Departmental Functions: Statement by Taoiseach. 8 February 1977. 2 August 2022. Dáil Debates – 296 No. 7.
  5. News: Kerry locals sing a favourite's praises. The Irish Times. 10 October 2009. 2 November 2022.