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Paddy Power
- November 19, 1928
- August 14, 2013
- 84 years
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Paddy Power, 84, Irish politician, MEP (1977–1979), TD for Kildare (1969–1989).
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|Patrick Power (19 November 1928 – 14 August 2013) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Defence from March 1982 to December 1982, Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism in October 1982, and Minister for Fisheries and Forestry from 1979 to 1981. He served as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency from 1969 to 1989 and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1977 to 1979.
A national schoolteacher before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Kildare constituency at the 1969 general election.
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. 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 MEP from 1977 to 1979.
His son, Seán Power is a former TD and Minister of State. Another son, J. J. Power, served as a Green Party councillor on Kildare County Council.
Power retired from politics at the 1989 general election. He died on 14 August 2013 in Caragh, County Kildare. He had no connection with the Irish bookmakers of the same name.
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