Patrick Power (19 November 1928 – 14 August 2013)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[2]
A national schoolteacher before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1969 general election.[3]
He served as Minister for Fisheries and Forestry from 1979 to June 1981 and Minister for Defence in the government of March to December 1982.[2] He was briefly Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism in October 1982 following the resignation of Desmond O'Malley to challenge for the leadership of the party. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1977 to 1979.[3]
His son, Seán Power is a former TD and Minister of State.[3] Another son, J. J. Power, served as a Green Party councillor on Kildare County Council.[3]
Power retired from politics at the 1989 general election. He died on 14 August 2013 in Caragh, County Kildare.[4] He had no connection with the Irish bookmakers of the same name.
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References
- ^ "Death notice of Paddy Power, Caragh, Kildare, Ireland". RIP.ie. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Patrick Power". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Paddy Power". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Former FF minister Paddy Power dies at 84". RTÉ News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.