Noel Thomas Lemass was an Irish Fianna Fail politician who served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance from 1969 to 1973.
12 Facts About Noel Lemass
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Noel Lemass served as a Teachta Dala for Dublin South-West from 1956 to 1976.
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Noel Lemass was named after his uncle, a victim of the Irish Civil War in the early 1920s.
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Noel Lemass was educated at Catholic University School, Leeson Street in Dublin and later at Newbridge College in County Kildare.
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Noel Lemass followed his father into politics in 1955, when he was elected to Dublin City Council.
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Noel Lemass was elected to Dail Eireann in a by-election in Dublin South-West the following year.
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Noel Lemass was active in a number of political councils and other groupings.
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Noel Lemass was a member of the Irish-British Parliamentary Group and the Irish-French Parliamentary Group.
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In 1969, Noel Lemass was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, with responsibility for the Board of Works.
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When Fianna Fail lost office in 1973, Noel Lemass was named spokesperson for physical planning and the environment.
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Noel Lemass held that position until January 1975, when he was dropped from the front bench.
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Noel Lemass entered the Dail following the death of her husband.