Henry Kenny

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Henry Kenny (7 September 191325 September 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.

Kenny was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1954 General Election as a Fine Gael TD. He remained a Fine Gael TD until his death from cancer on September 25, 1975.

His son, Enda Kenny, was elected to the Dáil as his replacement in 1975. Kenny Jnr. went on to join the Cabinet of John Bruton in 1994 as Minister for Trade & Tourism. He is currently the leader of Fine Gael.


Political offices
Preceded by
Noel Lemass, Jnr
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
1973–1975
Succeeded by
Michael Begley

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database