Gerard Sweetman | |
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Minister for Finance | |
In office 2 June 1954 – 12 February 1957 | |
Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
Preceded by | Seán MacEntee |
Succeeded by | James Ryan |
Teachta Dála | |
In office February 1948 – 28 January 1970 | |
Constituency | Kildare |
Senator | |
In office 8 September 1943 – 21 April 1948 | |
Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugh Gerard Sweetman 20 June 1908 Ballinteer, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 28 January 1970 Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland | (aged 61)
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse |
Rosalind Mansfield (m. 1941) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
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Education | Downside School |
Alma mater | |
Hugh Gerard Sweetman (20 June 1908 – 28 January 1970) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Finance from 1954 to 1957. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency from 1948 to 1970. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 1943 to 1948.[1]