Johnny Geoghegan

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Johnny Geoghegan
Parliamentary Secretary
1969–1973Social Welfare
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1954 – 5 January 1975
ConstituencyGalway West
Personal details
Born(1913-11-05)5 November 1913
County Galway, Ireland
Died5 January 1975(1975-01-05) (aged 61)
County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
ChildrenMáire Geoghegan-Quinn

John Geoghegan (/ˈɡeɪɡən/; 5 November 1913 – 5 January 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for more than twenty years.[1]

Geoghegan was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1954 general election, taking his seat in the 15th Dáil as TD for the Galway West constituency.[2]

He was re-elected at the next five general elections. In July 1969, he was appointed by Taoiseach Jack Lynch as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare.[3] He served until Fianna Fáil lost office at the 1973 general election.[1]

After his death on 5 January 1975, the by-election for his Galway West seat in the 20th Dáil was held on 4 March and won for Fianna Fáil by his daughter Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "John Geoghegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ "John Geoghegan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 July 1969. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Galway West: 1975 by-election". Irish Elections. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Political offices
New office Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare
1969–1973 		Succeeded by
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