Patrick Power (born 19 November 1928) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...

 (TD) and Minister of the Haughey

Charles Haughey

Charles James "Charlie" Haughey was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office . He was also the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil...

 era. He served as Minister for Fisheries and Forestry from 1979 to June 1981 and Minister for Defence

Minister for Defence (Ireland)

The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence in the Government of Ireland. Under new arrangements this department is being merged with the Department of Justice over which Mr. Shatter will also preside....

 in the Government of March to December 1982. He was briefly Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism in October 1982 following the resignation of Des O'Malley

Desmond O'Malley

Desmond Joseph "Des" O'Malley is a former Irish politician.Born in Limerick, O'Malley was raised in a local political dynasty that had a strong association with Fianna Fáil. Elected to Dáil Éireann in 1968, he quickly became a trusted confidante of Taoiseach Jack Lynch...

 to challenge for the leadership of the party. He was also a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 (MEP) from 1977 to 1979. Paddy Power retired from politics in 1989. His son, Seán Power is a former TD and Minister of State

Minister of State (Ireland)

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. Another son, J. J. Power, served as a Green Party

Green Party (Ireland)

The Green Party is a green political party in Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983 and in 1987 was renamed to its current title in English...

 councillor on Kildare County Council

Kildare County Council

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