About Ger Connolly
Lived 1937 – 2024 (aged 86). Ger Connolly was an Irish politician and farmer.
Gerard C. Connolly (16 April 1937 – 25 January 2024) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A farmer and auctioneer, Connolly was first elected to the 19th Dáil as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Laois–Offaly on his first attempt at the 1969 general election and was re-elected until retiring at the 1997 general election.
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 to 1989, and 1989 to 1992.
Connolly was not appointed a Minister of State under the succeeding Albert Reynolds government and retired in 1997.
He died on 25 January 2024, at the age of 86.
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Who was Ger Connolly?
Irish politician (1937–2024)
When was Ger Connolly born?
Ger Connolly was born on 16 April 1937 in Bracknagh.
When did Ger Connolly die?
Ger Connolly died on 25 January 2024.
What was Ger Connolly's occupation?
Ger Connolly was a politician and farmer.
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Ger Connolly was Irish.
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