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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 Galway East
In office
1957–1961
Constituency Galway South
Personal details
Born (1916-12-16)16 December 1916
Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Died 23 April 1975(1975-04-23) (aged 58)
Political party Fianna Fáil

Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–Galway South constituency. He retired from politics in 1973.

He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government Chief Whip, occupying the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.



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