Gerry L'Estrange

Gerry L'Estrange (Irish: Gearóid Ó Stráinse; 1921–1996) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, who sat in the Oireachtas for nearly thirty years, as a Senator and then as a Teachtaí Dála (TD).

In 1944 L'Estrange was unsuccessful in getting elected to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Talmhan candidate. He later joined Fine Gael and ran as their candidate in the 1948 general election, but was again unsuccessful. In 1954 he secured election to the 8th Seanad Éireann, on the Administrative Panel. He was re-elected in 1957 to 9th Seanad, and in 1961 to 10th Seanad.

After another unsuccessful candidacy in the 1961 general election, L'Estrange was finally elected to the 18th Dáil at the 1965 election for the Longford-Westmeath constituency, and was re-elected at each successive election until he retired from politics at the 1987 general election.

After the 1981 election, a Fine Gael-Labour coalition was returned to office in the 22nd Dáil under Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. L'Estrange was appointed Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, a job which includes the role of Chief Whip.

In 1973, L'Estrange was appointed a member of the second delegation from the Oireachtas to the European Parliament and re-appointed to the third delegation in 1977.

Gerry L'Estrange died at Easter, 1996.

Political offices
Preceded by: Seán Moore	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Government Chief Whip) Jun 1981-Nov 1981	Succeeded by: Fergus O'Brien
Preceded by: Seán Moore	Minister of State at the Department of Defence Jun 1981-Nov 1981	Succeeded by: Fergus O'Brien

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