Ger Connolly

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Ger Connolly
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969 – June 1997
ConstituencyLaois-Offaly
Personal details
Born
Ger Connolly

Bracknagh, County Offaly, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil

Gerard C. Connolly (born 16 April 1937) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1] A farmer and auctioneer, Connolly was first elected to the 19th Dáil as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency on his first attempt at the 1969 general election and re-elected until retiring at the 1997 general election.[2]

When Charles Haughey became Taoiseach in 1979, Connolly was appointed Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and was re-appointed to the same position during the Haughey Governments of 1982, 1987, and 1989.

He was not appointed a Minister of State under the succeeding Albert Reynolds government and retired in 1997.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gerard C. Connolly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Ger Connolly". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2012.


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