Michael Carty

Michael Carty
Government Chief Whip
In office 21 April 1965 – 2 July 1969
Preceded by	Joseph Brennan
Succeeded by	Desmond O'Malley
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
In office 21 April 1965 – 2 July 1969
Preceded by	Joseph Brennan
Succeeded by	Desmond O'Malley
Teachta Dála
In office 1969–1973
Constituency	Clare–Galway South
In office 1961–1969
Constituency	Glaway East
In office 1957–1961
Constituency	Galway South
Personal details
Born	16 December 1916(1916-12-16) Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Died	23 April 1975(1975-04-23)
Political 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. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1957 general election. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for various Galway constituencies until 1973 when he retired from politics.^[2] He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion as Government Chief Whip, occupying the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister for Defence.

References

1. ^ "Mr. Michael Carty". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=19&MemberID=169&ConstID=29. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Michael Carty". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8484. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Brennan	Government Chief Whip 1965–1969	Succeeded by Desmond O'Malley
	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1965–1969

Persondata
Name	Carty, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	16 December 1916
Place of birth	Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland
Date of death	23 April 1975
Place of death	County Galway, Ireland