Seán Calleary (27 October 1931 – 4 June 2018) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician who served as a

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from 1979 to 1981, from October to December 1982, and from 1987 to 1992. He served as a

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(TD) for the Mayo East constituency from 1973 to 1992. His father Phelim Calleary had been a TD for the Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969. A native of Ballina,

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, he was educated at

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and

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where he graduated with a degree

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. He was a member of Mayo County Council from 1967 to 1987, before he became a

TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992. When

Charles Haughey Charles James Haughey (; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach on three occasions – 1979 to 1981, March to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992. He was also Minister for the Gaeltacht from ...

took office as Taoiseach in December 1979, Calleary was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service and Minister of State at the Department of Labour. He remained in these positions until June 1981, when Fianna Fáil lost office. Fianna Fáil returned to government in March 1982. Calleary served briefly as Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism from October to December 1982, when Fianna Fáil lost office again. In March 1987, Haughey returned to office, and Calleary was appointed as

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with responsibility for Overseas Aid. He was appointed to the same position in 1989. He was not retained by

Albert Reynolds Albert Martin Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1992 to 1994, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994, Minister for Finance from 1988 to 1991, Minister for Indust ...

, who succeeded Haughey as Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach in February 1992. His son

Dara Calleary Dara Calleary (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation since August 2022. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since th ...

has been a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo constituency since the 2007 general election. Calleary died on 4 June 2018 at the age of 86.

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Sean Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; a ...

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