| Gerald Bartley | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 11 October 1961 – 21 April 1965 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Kevin Boland |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hilliard |
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | |
| In office 23 July 1959 – 11 October 1961 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Mícheál Ó Móráin |
| Succeeded by | Mícheál Ó Móráin |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1958–1959 | Finance |
| 1957–1958 | Industry and Commerce |
| 1951–1954 | Agriculture |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Galway West |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
| Constituency | Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-06-12)12 June 1898 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 18 April 1975(1975-04-18) (aged 76) Clifden, County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Bridget Monnelly (m. 1935) |
| Education | O'Connell Schools |
Gerald Bartley (12 June 1898 – 18 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for the Gaeltacht and Minister for Defence from 1959 to 1965. He was a TD for the Galway and Galway West constituencies from 1932 until his retirement in 1965.
Bartley was born in Cloghan, County Mayo. He was the son of RIC Sergeant John Bartley and Anne Costelloe, a grocer. His family later settled in Clifden, County Galway. He was educated at O'Connell Schools in Dublin and joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914. He served with the West Connemara Brigade flying column from early 1921 during the War of Independence, was promoted to vice-brigadier of the West Connemara Brigade of the Irish Republican Army in the Truce period, took the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War, was involved in a number of attacks on National Army troops and was captured by the Free State Government in October 1922 and interned until June 1924. In 1925 Bartley was elected to Galway County Council and served as chairman of the finance committee before his election to Dáil Éireann. Bartley applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 7 and 5/6 years service in 1937 at Grade C for service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA between 1 April 1917 and 30 September 1923.
For almost twenty years Bartley remained as a backbench TD before his first government appointment as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture in 1951. On returning to government in 1957, Bartley was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce. He was moved to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance the following year before joining the cabinet as Minister for the Gaeltacht in 1959. Two years later Bartley became Minister for Defence, a post he held until his retirement from politics in 1965.
References
- "Gerald Bartley". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- "Gerald Bartley". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Dempsey, Pauric J. "Bartley, Gerald". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- See Bartley's successful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection - http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced. Reference number MSP34REF3627
- Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916-1923) Pension Collection, Gerald Bartley, MSP34REF3627. Available at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced
| Political offices | ||
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| New office | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture 1951–1954 |
Succeeded byOliver J. Flanagan |
| Preceded byPatrick Crotty | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce 1957–1958 |
Succeeded byMichael Hilliard |
| Preceded byPatrick Beegan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1958–1959 |
Succeeded byJoseph Brennan |
| Preceded byMícheál Ó Móráin | Minister for the Gaeltacht 1959–1961 |
Succeeded byMícheál Ó Móráin |
| Preceded byKevin Boland | Minister for Defence 1961–1965 |
Succeeded byMichael Hilliard |
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- Politicians from County Galway
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- 1898 births
- 1975 deaths
- Members of the 7th Dáil
- Members of the 8th Dáil
- Members of the 9th Dáil
- Members of the 10th Dáil
- Members of the 11th Dáil
- Members of the 12th Dáil
- Members of the 13th Dáil
- Members of the 14th Dáil
- Members of the 15th Dáil
- Members of the 16th Dáil
- Members of the 17th Dáil
- Ministers for defence of Ireland
- Parliamentary secretaries of the 16th Dáil
- Parliamentary secretaries of the 14th Dáil
- People from Clifden