Paddy Power

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Patrick "Paddy" Power ( Irish Pádraig de Paor , born November 19, 1928 in Dublin , † August 14, 2013 in Caragh , Naas , County Kildare ) was an Irish politician of the Fianna Fáil .

biography

Power initially worked as a teacher (National Teacher) after graduating. His political career began in 1969 with the election to the deputy ( Teachta Dála ) of the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ). There he represented the constituency of Kildare until 1989 . He was also a member of the European Parliament for Ireland from 1977 to 1979 .

In the first cabinet of Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) Charles J. Haughey he was Minister for Forestry and Fisheries from December 1979 to June 1981. In Haughey's second administration, Power was Secretary of Defense between March and December 1982 .

In 1989 he did not run again for the Dáil. Instead, his mandate was taken over by his son Seán Power .

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  1. ^ Former Fianna Fáil minister Paddy Power dies at 84
personal data
SURNAME Power, paddy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Power, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish politician, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2013
Place of death Caragh , Naas (Ireland)