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Bobby Molloy (Irish: Roibeard Ó Maolmhuaidh; born July 9, 1936), former Fianna Fáil & Progressive Democrats politician.

Bobby Molloy was born on 9 July, 1936 in Galway. He was educated at Coláiste Iognáid and University College Galway. Molloy was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1965 General Election for the Galway West constituency. In 1968 he was also elected Mayor of Galway. The following year he was appointed to the Cabinet as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education. From 1970 to 1973 he served as Minister for Local Government. When Fianna Fáil returned to power in 1977 he became Minister for Defence in the final government of Jack Lynch. In 1979 Molloy supported George Colley in the Fianna Fáil leadership contest. However Charles Haughey was the eventual victor. After this Molloy was dropped from the Cabinet, becoming a member of the Gang of 22 who opposed Haughey's leadership of the party. In 1986 Molloy resigned from Fianna Fáil and joined the newly formed Progressive Democrats. In 1989 the party entered into coalition with Fianna Fáil, with Molloy becoming Minister for Energy. That same year he contested the European Elections but was unsuccessful in his attempt. He stood for election again in 1994 but was again unsuccessful. Following the 1997 General Election Molloy helped in the negotiations for forming the coalition government between the PDs and Fianna Fáil. On that occasion he became Minister of State at the Department of the Environment. Molloy retired from politics just before the 2002 General Election amid controversy regarding constituency letters[1].

Political offices
Preceded by
Newly created office		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education
1969–1970		Succeeded by
Michael O'Kennedy
Preceded by
Gerald Bartley
(Fianna Fáil)		Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Galway West
1965–1986		Succeeded by
Molloy joins the Progressive Democrats
Preceded by
Molloy was formerly a member of Fianna Fáil		Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála for Galway West
1986–2002		Succeeded by
Noel Grealish
(Progressive Democrats)
Preceded by
Kevin Boland		Minister for Local Government
1970–1973		Succeeded by
James Tully
Preceded by
Oliver J. Flanagan		Minister for Defence
1977–1979		Succeeded by
Pádraig Faulkner
Preceded by
Michael Smith		Minister for Energy
1989–1992		Succeeded by
Albert Reynolds
Preceded by
Pat Rabbitte		Minister of State to the Government
1997–2002		Succeeded by
Liz O'Donnell
Preceded by
Liz McManus		Minister of State at the Department of the Environment & Local Government
(with special responsibility for
Housing & Urban Renewal)
1997–2002		Succeeded by
Noel Ahern


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Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Irish: Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA
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The Progressive Democrats (Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, lit.: The Democratic Party), commonly called the PD's, are a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1985, it adopts liberal positions on economic issues.
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Galway (official Irish name: Gaillimh) is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland. In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe, which is a translation of "City of Galway".
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National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, Galway) (Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh or OÉ, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as Queen's College, Galway and was known until recently as University College, Galway (UCG
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The Irish general election of 1965 was held on April 7, 1965. The newly elected 144 members of the 18th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on April 21 when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed.
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Galway West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 82,213 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
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The office of Mayor of Galway has existed, with a break of ninety-seven years, since it was inaugurated in 1485. The Mayor led Galway Corporation from 1485 to 1841 and 1937 to 2001, when it was renamed Galway City Council.
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John Mary "Jack" Lynch (Irish: Seán Ó Loinsigh; 15 August, 1917–20 October, 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
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George Colley (Irish: Seoirse Ó Colla; 18 October, 1925 – 17 September, 1983), was an Irish politician. He was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD in 1961 and at each election until his death in 1983.
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Charles James "Charlie" Haughey (Irish: Cathal Ó hEochaidh; 16 September, 1925–13 June, 2006) was the sixth Taoiseach of Ireland.
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The "Gang of 22" was a group of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dálaí who were opposed to the leadership of Charles Haughey in the early 1990s. The very evident division within the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party left a deep split in the organisation.
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The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, June 6, 1997. The 166 newly elected members of the 28th Dáil assembled on June 26, 1997.

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The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May, 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.
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The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education was a junior ministerial post in the Irish government that existed between 1969 and 1978. The incumbent worked together with the senior Minister at this department and had special responsibility for all educational affairs
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Michael O'Kennedy

Minister for Finance
Periods in office:
12 December, 1979 – 16 December, 1980

Predecessor(s) George Colley
Successor(s) Gene FitzGerald
Born 21 February, 1936
Nenagh, Ireland

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Gerald Bartley (June 12, 1898 – May 10, 1974) was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1932 as a Fianna Fáil TD for Galway. Bartley served in the Irish Cabinet on two occasions, both under the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass.
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