Seán MacEntee
Seán Francis MacEntee (Irish: Seán Mac an tSaoi; 23 August 1889 – 9 January 1984) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Social Welfare from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Health from 1957 to 1965, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1941 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1939 to 1941, Minister for Finance from 1932 to 1939 and 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1969. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the First Dáil.
Seán MacEntee | |
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MacEntee circa 1920s | |
| Tánaiste | |
| In office 23 June 1959 – 21 April 1965 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
| Succeeded by | Frank Aiken |
| Minister for Social Welfare | |
| In office 27 November 1957 – 12 October 1961 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Paddy Smith |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Boland |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 20 March 1957 – 21 April 1965 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Tom O'Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Donogh O'Malley |
| Minister for Local Government and Public Health | |
| In office 18 August 1941 – 18 February 1948 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Timothy J. Murphy (Local Government) |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 16 September 1939 – 18 August 1941 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Timothy J. Murphy |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Patrick McGilligan |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Sweetman |
| In office 9 March 1932 – 16 September 1939 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Ernest Blythe |
| Succeeded by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1948 – June 1969 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| In office July 1937 – February 1948 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Townships |
| In office June 1927 – July 1937 | |
| Constituency | Dublin County |
| In office May 1921 – June 1922 | |
| Constituency | Monaghan |
| In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Monaghan South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis McEntee 23 August 1889 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 9 January 1984 (aged 94) Booterstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
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| Spouse |
Margaret Browne
(m. 1921; died 1976) |
| Children | 3, including Máire |
| Education | |
| Alma mater |
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