Paddy Power | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | James Tully |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Cooney |
| Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 7 October 1982 – 27 October 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Pádraig Flynn |
| Minister for Fisheries and Forestry | |
| In office 12 December 1979 – 30 June 1981 | |
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Succeeded by | Tom Fitzpatrick |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1969 – June 1989 | |
| Constituency | Kildare |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office December 1977 – June 1979 | |
| Constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Power 19 November 1928 County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 14 August 2013 (aged 84) County Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Children | Seán |
Patrick Power (19 November 1928 – 14 August 2013)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[2]
A national schoolteacher before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1969 general election.[3]
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.[2] 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 Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1977 to 1979.[3]
His son, Seán Power is a former TD and Minister of State.[3] Another son, J. J. Power, served as a Green Party councillor on Kildare County Council.[3]
Power retired from politics at the 1989 general election. He died on 14 August 2013 in Caragh, County Kildare.[4] He had no connection with the Irish bookmakers of the same name.