Ministers for Justice

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Alan Dukes, Alan Shatter, Arthur Griffith, Austin Stack, Brendan Smith (politician), Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Brian Lenihan, Snr, Charles Haughey, Daniel Morrissey, Dermot Ahern, Desmond O'Malley, Eamonn Duggan, Gerald Boland, Gerry Collins (politician), James Everett, James FitzGerald-Kenney, James Geoghegan, Jim Mitchell (politician), John O'Donoghue (politician), Kevin O'Higgins, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael McDowell (politician), Micheal O Morain, Minister for Justice and Equality, Nora Owen, Oscar Traynor, P. J. Ruttledge, Padraig Flynn, Patrick Cooney, Ray Burke (Irish politician), Sean Doherty (Roscommon politician), Sean Lemass, Sean Mac Eoin, W. T. Cosgrave. Excerpt: Charles James "Charlie" Haughey (16 September 1925 - 13 June 2006) was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office (from December 1979 to June 1981, March 1982 to December 1982, and March 1987 to February 1992). He was also the fourth leader of Fianna Fail (from 1979 until 1992). Haughey was first elected to Dail Eireann as a Teachta Dala (TD) in 1957 and was re-elected in every election until 1992, he represented the Dublin North-East, Dublin Artane and Dublin North-Central constituencies. Haughey also served as Minister for Health and Social Welfare (1977-1979), Minister for Finance (1966-1970), Minister for Agriculture (1964-1966) and Minister for Justice (1961-1964). He also served as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice during the early years of his parliamentary career. Haughey is generally regarded as the dominant Irish politician of his generation, as well as the most controversial. Upon entering government in the early 1960s, Haughey became the symbol of a new vanguard of Irish ministers, with a promising future in service to the Republic. As Taoiseach, he...