Seán MacEntee (Irish: Seán Mac an tSaoi; 22 August 1889 – 10 January 1984) was a senior Irish politician. In a career that spanned over forty years as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, MacEntee was one of the most important figures in post-independence Ireland. He served in the governments of Éamon de Valera and Seán Lemass in a range of ministerial positions, including Finance, Industry & Commerce and Health. He was a member of every Fianna Fail cabin...
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Seán MacEntee (Irish: Seán Mac an tSaoi; 22 August 1889 – 10 January 1984) was a senior Irish politician. In a career that spanned over forty years as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, MacEntee was one of the most important figures in post-independence Ireland. He served in the governments of Éamon de Valera and Seán Lemass in a range of ministerial positions, including Finance, Industry & Commerce and Health. He was a member of every Fianna Fail cabinet from 1932 to April 1965. He introduced a protectionist policy that is now considered a failure. He served as Tánaiste of Ireland from 1959 to 1965. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the First Dáil.
Seán MacEntee was born in College Square, Belfast in 1889. He was educated at St Mary's Christian Brothers School, St. Malachy's College and the Belfast Municipal College of Technology where he qualified as an electrical engineer. His early political involvement was with the Irish Socialist Republican Party in Belfast...
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