Lorcan Allen, Date of Birth

    

Lorcan Allen

Irish politician and farmer

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1940

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Lorcan Allen

  • Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil politician.Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1961 general election.
  • Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD.
  • He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election.
  • He also unsuccessfully contested the next three general elections. When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a Minister of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government. Allen lost his county council seat at the 2009 local elections but retained his Gorey Town Council seat.

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