| Lorcan Allen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| Mar.–Dec. 1982 | Agriculture |
| 1979–1981 | Agriculture |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1961 – November 1982 | |
| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-03-27) 27 March 1940 (age 84) County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil politician.
Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wexford constituency at the 1961 general election. Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next two general elections.
When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a Minister of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government.
Allen was a member of Wexford County Council from 1985 to 2009, and of Gorey Town Council from 1999 to 2014.
References
- "Lorcan Allen". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Lorcan Allen". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAnthony Millar | Baby of the Dáil 1961–1965 |
Succeeded byDes Foley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byThomas Hussey | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture 1979–1981 |
Succeeded byMichael D'Arcy |
| Preceded byTed Nealon | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Mar.–Dec. 1982 |
Succeeded byPatrick Hegarty |
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Wexford constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This table is transcluded from Wexford (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | This article about a Fianna Fáil politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
| [REDACTED] | This article about a Teachta Dála (TD) – a member of Dáil Éireann – is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
![[REDACTED]](https://abc.global.ssl.fastly.net/File:Oireachtas_logo.svg){kind=link}
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Members of the 17th Dáil
- Members of the 18th Dáil
- Members of the 19th Dáil
- Members of the 20th Dáil
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Dáil
- Members of the 23rd Dáil
- Politicians from County Wexford
- Members of Wexford County Council
- 20th-century Irish farmers
- Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil
- People from Gorey
- 21st-century Irish farmers
- Fianna Fáil politician stubs
- Teachta Dála stubs