Lorcan Allen

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Lorcan Allen
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture
In office
23 March – 14 December 1982
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
Preceded byTed Nealon
Succeeded byBernard Cowen
In office
12 December 1979 – 30 June 1981
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
Preceded byThomas Hussey
Succeeded byMichael Smith
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – November 1982
ConstituencyWexford
Personal details
Born (1940-03-27) 27 March 1940 (age 81)
County Galway, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil

Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wexford constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next two general elections.[2]

When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a Minister of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government.

Allen was a member of Wexford County Council from 1985 to 2009, and of Gorey Town Council from 1999 to 2014.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lorcan Allen". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Lorcan Allen". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.


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