George Colley


George Colley was an Irish Fianna Fil politician, who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Minister for Finance and Tnaiste. He was defeated twice for the leadership of Fianna Fil in 1966 and 1979.

Colley was born in the Dublin suburb of Fairview, the son of Harry and Christina Colley. His father was a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising and a former adjutant in the Irish Republican Army who was elected to Dil ireann in 1944 as a Fianna Fil candidate.

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