Donnchadh Ó Briain

Donnchadh Ó Briain
Government Chief Whip
In office 20 March 1957 – 11 October 1961
Preceded by	Denis J. O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	Joseph Brennan
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
Preceded by	Liam Cosgrave
Succeeded by	Denis J. O'Sullivan
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
In office 20 March 1957 – 11 October 1961
Preceded by	Denis J. O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	Joseph Brennan
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
Preceded by	Liam Cosgrave
Succeeded by	Denis J. O'Sullivan
Teachta Dála
In office 1933–1969
Personal details
Born	17 November 1897(1897-11-17) Limerick, Ireland
Died	22 September 1981(1981-09-22) (aged 83) Limerick, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil

Donnchadh Ó Briain (17 November 1897 – 22 September 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1] He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election.^[2] He served as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for various Limerick constituencies until 1969 when he retired from politics. He served in the governments of Éamon de Valera and Seán Lemass as Government Chief Whip.

References

1. ^ "Mr. Donnchadh Ó Briain". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=8&MemberID=826&ConstID=128. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Donnchadh Ó Briain". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1853. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 

Political offices
Preceded by Liam Cosgrave	Government Chief Whip 1951–1954	Succeeded by Denis J. O'Sullivan
Preceded by Denis J. O'Sullivan	Government Chief Whip 1957–1961	Succeeded by Joseph Brennan

Persondata
Name	Obriain, Donnchadh
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	17 November 1897
Place of birth
Date of death	22 September 1981
Place of death