Seán Calleary
Seán Calleary (27 October 1931 – 4 June 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for Overseas Aid from 1987 to 1992, Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism from October 1982 to December 1982 and Minister of State at the Department of Public Service from 1979 to 1981. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo East constituency from 1973 to 1992.[1]
Seán Calleary | |
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| Minister of State for Overseas Aid | |
| In office 10 March 1987 – 11 February 1992 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Daly |
| Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 28 October 1982 – 14 December 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State at the Department of Public Service | |
| In office 12 December 1979 – 30 June 1981 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Ray MacSharry |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1973 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Mayo East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1931 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 4 June 2018 (aged 86) Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Calleary (m. 1962; d. 2018) |
| Relations | Phelim Calleary (Father) |
| Children | 4, including Dara |
| Education | Garbally College |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
His father Phelim Calleary had been a TD for the Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969.[2] A native of Ballina, County Mayo, he was educated at Garbally College in Ballinasloe, County Galway and University College Galway where he graduated with a degree civil engineering. He was a member of Mayo County Council from 1967 to 1987,[3] before he became a Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992. He served as Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service from 1979 to 1981, at the Department of Industry and Commerce in 1982 and at the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992.
His son Dara Calleary has been a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo constituency since the 2007 general election.
Calleary died on 4 June 2018 at the age of 86.[4]
See also
References
- "Seán Calleary". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Seán Calleary". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- "Death of former Mayo TD Sean Calleary". Connacht Telegraph. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Former Fianna Fáil TD Sean Calleary dies aged 86". RTÉ News. 4 June 2018.