Seán Lemass

Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He was Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954, 1945 to 1949 and 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Supplies from 1939 to 1945. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1924 to 1969.

Seán Lemass
Lemass in 1966
4th Taoiseach
In office 23 June 1959 – 10 November 1966
President	Éamon de Valera
Tánaiste	Seán MacEntee Frank Aiken
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Jack Lynch
Leader of Fianna Fáil
In office 23 June 1959 – 10 November 1966
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Jack Lynch
Tánaiste
In office 20 March 1957 – 23 June 1959
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	William Norton
Succeeded by	Seán MacEntee
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	William Norton
Succeeded by	William Norton
In office 14 June 1945 – 18 February 1948
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Seán T. O'Kelly
Succeeded by	William Norton
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office 20 March 1957 – 23 June 1959
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	William Norton
Succeeded by	Jack Lynch
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Thomas F. O'Higgins
Succeeded by	William Norton
In office 18 August 1941 – 18 February 1948
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Seán MacEntee
Succeeded by	Daniel Morrissey
In office 9 March 1932 – 16 September 1939
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Patrick McGilligan
Succeeded by	Seán MacEntee
Minister for Supplies
In office 8 September 1939 – 31 July 1945
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Teachta Dála
In office February 1948 – June 1969
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
In office November 1924 – February 1948
Constituency	Dublin South
Personal details
Born	John Francis Lemass (1899-07-15)15 July 1899 Ballybrack, Dublin, Ireland
Died	11 May 1971(1971-05-11) (aged 71) Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	Deansgrange, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Hughes (m. 1924; d. 1971)
Relations	Charles Haughey (Son-in-law) Seán Haughey (Grandson) Eileen Lemass (Daughter-in-law)
Children	4, including Maureen and Noel
Parents	John Lemass Frances Lemass
Education	O'Connell School
Alma mater	University College Cork

Seán Lemass Media

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  Lemass being carried on the shoulders of some of his supporters following his by-election victory in 1924. It marked the beginning of a decades-long career in Dáil Eireann.

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  Photograph of Seán Lemass, circa 1932, taken from a Fianna Fáil poster.

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  The Republic of Ireland's population (1841–2011). Information according to census figures.

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  Irish Minister for Economic Affairs Seán Lemass at Schiphol Airport