Michael Begley (politician)

Michael Begley (born 1932) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt at the 1969 general election for Kerry South. Four years later in 1973 Fine Gael came to power in coalition government with the Labour Party. In 1975 Begley became a Parliamentary Secretary following the death of Henry Kenny. He served in that position until 1977. In 1981 he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce in the government of Garret FitzGerald. He served in this capacity until 1982 when the government fell. Begley remained a Teachta Dála until losing his seat at the 1989 general election to Labour's Michael Moynihan. He then retired from politics.