Ger Connolly

1987–1992EnvironmentMar.–Dec. 1982Environment1979–1981EnvironmentTeachta DálaIn office
June 1969 – June 1997ConstituencyLaois-Offaly Personal detailsBorn(1937-04-16)16 April 1937
Bracknagh, County Offaly, IrelandDied25 January 2024(2024-01-25) (aged 86)Political partyFianna FáilSpouseMarie ConnollyChildren4

Gerard C. Connolly (16 April 1937 – 25 January 2024) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1] A farmer and auctioneer, Connolly was first elected to the 19th Dáil as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency on his first attempt at the 1969 general election and was re-elected until retiring at the 1997 general election.^[2]

When Charles Haughey became Taoiseach in 1979, Connolly was appointed Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and was re-appointed to the same position during the Haughey Governments of 1982, 1987 to 1989, and 1989 to 1992.

Connolly was not appointed a Minister of State under the succeeding Albert Reynolds government and retired in 1997.

He died on 25 January 2024, at the age of 86.^{[3] [4]}

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Political offices
Preceded by John O'Leary	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment 1979–1981	Succeeded by Fergus O'Brien
Preceded by Donal Creed	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment Mar.–Dec. 1982	Succeeded by Ruairi Quinn
Preceded by Avril Doyle	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment 1987–1989	Succeeded by Mary Harney