Desmond Governey (11 September 1920 – 29 December 1984) was an Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1961 to 1977 and 1981 to 1982. He served as a

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for the

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from 1977 to 1981. He was elected to

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as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1961 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until his defeat at the 1977 general election. Following the loss of his Dáil seat, Governey was elected to the

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as a Senator for the

, where he served from 1977 to 1981. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1981 general election, and was re-elected at the February 1982 general election, before retiring from politics at the November 1982 general election. He was educated at

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and was in government under his former school mate

Liam Cosgrave Liam Cosgrave (13 April 1920 – 4 October 2017) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, Leader of Fine Gael from 1965 to 1977, Leader of the Opposition from 1965 to 1973, Minister for External Affairs from ...

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