Desmond Governey
Irish Fine Gael politician (1920–1984)
Desmond Governey | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – November 1982 | |
| In office October 1961 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| Senator | |
| In office October 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1920-09-11)11 September 1920 Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 29 December 1984(1984-12-29) (aged 64) Waterford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Education | Castleknock College |
Desmond Governey (11 September 1920 – 29 December 1984) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1961 to 1977 and 1981 to 1982. He served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1977 to 1981.[1]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until his defeat at the 1977 general election. Following the loss of his Dáil seat, Governey was elected to the 14th Seanad as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel, where he served from 1977 to 1981. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1981 general election, and was re-elected at the February 1982 general election, before retiring from politics at the November 1982 general election.[2]
He was educated at Castleknock College and was in government under his former school mate Liam Cosgrave.
References
- ^ "Desmond Governey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Desmond Governey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency
This table is transcluded from Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1921 | Edward Aylward (SF) | Gearóid O'Sullivan (SF) | James Lennon (SF) | W. T. Cosgrave (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||
| 3rd | 1922 | Patrick Gaffney (Lab) | Gearóid O'Sullivan (PT-SF) | Denis Gorey (FP) | W. T. Cosgrave (PT-SF) | ||||||
| 4th | 1923 | Edward Doyle (Lab) | Michael Shelly (Rep) | W. T. Cosgrave (CnaG) | Seán Gibbons (CnaG) | ||||||
| 1925 by-election | Thomas Bolger (CnaG) | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Thomas Derrig (FF) | Richard Holohan (FP) | Denis Gorey (CnaG) | |||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | Peter de Loughry (CnaG) | |||||||||
| 1927 by-election | Denis Gorey (CnaG) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | Francis Humphreys (FF) | Seán Gibbons (FF) | Desmond FitzGerald (CnaG) | |||||||
| 8th | 1933 | James Pattison (Lab) | Richard Holohan (NCP) | ||||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Kilkenny and Carlow–Kildare | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1948 | James Pattison (NLP) | Thomas Walsh (FF) | Thomas Derrig (FF) | Joseph Hughes (FG) | Patrick Crotty (FG) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Francis Humphreys (FF) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | James Pattison (Lab) | |||||||||
| 1956 by-election | Martin Medlar (FF) | ||||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Francis Humphreys (FF) | Jim Gibbons (FF) | ||||||||
| 1960 by-election | Patrick Teehan (FF) | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Séamus Pattison (Lab) | Desmond Governey (FG) | ||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Tom Nolan (FF) | |||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Kieran Crotty (FG) | |||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | ||||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Liam Aylward (FF) | |||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Desmond Governey (FG) | |||||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Jim Gibbons (FF) | |||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | M. J. Nolan (FF) | Dick Dowling (FG) | ||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Martin Gibbons (PDs) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Phil Hogan (FG) | John Browne (FG) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | ||||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | John McGuinness (FF) | |||||||||
| 29th | 2002 | M. J. Nolan (FF) | |||||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Mary White (GP) | Bobby Aylward (FF) | ||||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Ann Phelan (Lab) | John Paul Phelan (FG) | Pat Deering (FG) | |||||||
| 2015 by-election | Bobby Aylward (FF) | ||||||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Kathleen Funchion (SF) | |||||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) | Malcolm Noonan (GP) | ||||||||
