Michael Carty

For the Newfoundland politician, see Michael H. Carty.

Michael Carty
Parliamentary Secretary
1965–1969	Government Chief Whip
1965–1969	Defence
Teachta Dála
In office June 1969 – February 1973
Constituency	Clare–South Galway
In office October 1961 – June 1969
Constituency	Galway East
In office March 1957 – October 1961
Constituency	Galway South
Personal details
Born	(1916-12-16)16 December 1916 Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Died	23 April 1975(1975-04-23) (aged 58)
Political party	Fianna Fáil

Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–South Galway constituency. He retired from politics in 1973.

He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government Chief Whip, occupying the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.