Gerry L'Estrange
| Gerry L'Estrange | |
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| Government Chief Whip | |
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In office June 1981 – November 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Seán Moore |
| Succeeded by | Fergus O'Brien |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |
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In office June 1981 – November 1981 |
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| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Seán Moore |
| Succeeded by | Fergus O'Brien |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office 1965–1987 |
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| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 1973–1979 |
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| Constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| Senator | |
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In office 1954–1965 |
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| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Matthew Gerrard L'Estrange 7 November 1917 Street, Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | 5 April 1996 (aged 78) Multyfarnham, Westmeath, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Aileen Kellaghan (m. 1955–1996, his death) |
| Occupation | Farmer, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Matthew Gerrard "Gerry" L'Estrange (7 November 1917 – 5 April 1996) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, who sat in the Oireachtas for nearly thirty years, as a Senator and then as a Teachta Dála (TD).
L'Estrange was elected to Westmeath County Council in 1942, and served on that body until 1981 – one of its longest records of service. He was Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of the Council for three years from 1959 to 1961 and served on virtually all the subsidiary and other bodies to which the council made appointments. He was chairman of the General Council of County Councils (Ireland) on three occasions, now known as the Association of County and City Councils.
L'Estrange was unsuccessful Clann na Talmhan candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election. He later joined Fine Gael and ran as their candidate at the 1948 general election, but was again unsuccessful. In 1954 he secured election to the 8th Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel. He was re-elected in 1957 to 9th Seanad, and in 1961 to 10th Seanad.
After another unsuccessful candidacy at the 1961 general election, L'Estrange was finally elected to the 18th Dáil for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1965 election, and was re-elected at each successive election until he retired from politics at the 1987 general election.
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