Brendan Corish
Brendan Corish (19 November 1918 – 17 February 1990) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1973 to 1977, Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Social Welfare from 1954 to 1957 and from 1973 to 1977, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government from 1948 to 1951. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1982.
Brendan Corish | |
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Corish in 1949 | |
| Tánaiste | |
| In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Erskine H. Childers |
| Succeeded by | George Colley |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Erskine Childers |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 2 March 1960 – 26 June 1977 | |
| Preceded by | William Norton |
| Succeeded by | Frank Cluskey |
| Minister for Social Welfare | |
| In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Joseph Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957 | |
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
| Preceded by | James Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Paddy Smith |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1948–1951 | Defence |
| 1948–1951 | Local Government |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office December 1945 – February 1982 | |
| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1918 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 17 February 1990 (aged 71) Wexford, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Phyllis Donohoe (m. 1949) |
| Children | 3 |
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