Michael Carty

1965–1969Government Chief Whip1965–1969DefenceTeachta DálaIn office
June 1969 – February 1973ConstituencyClare–South GalwayIn office
October 1961 – June 1969ConstituencyGalway EastIn office
March 1957 – October 1961ConstituencyGalway South Personal detailsBorn(1916-12-16)16 December 1916
Loughrea, Galway, IrelandDied23 April 1975(1975-04-23) (aged 58)Political partyFianna Fáil

Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1] Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election.^[2] From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–South Galway constituency.^[2] He retired from politics in 1973.^[2]

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.^[3]

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Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Brennan	Government Chief Whip 1965–1969	Succeeded by Desmond O'Malley
	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1965–1969