| William Norton | |
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| In office 18 February, 1948 – 13 June, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
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| Succeeded by | Seán Lemass |
| In office 2 June, 1954 – 20 March, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
| Succeeded by | Seán Lemass |
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| Born | 1900 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | December 4 1963 (aged 63) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
William Norton (Irish: Liam Ó Neachtain; 1900 – 4 December, 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician, and leader of the party from 1932 to 1960. Norton was born in Dublin in 1900. He joined the postal service in 1916. By 1920 he was a prominent member in the trade union movement in Ireland. From 1924 to 1948 he served as secretary of the Post Office Workers' Union. He became a TD for Dublin County in 1926. He represented Kildare from 1932 until his death. In 1932 he became leader of the Labour Party. In the First Inter-Party Government, (1948–1951), Norton became Tánaiste and Minister for Social Welfare. In the Second Inter-Party Government, (1954–1957), Norton served as Tánaiste and Minister for Industry and Commerce. William Norton died in Dublin in 1963.
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| Preceded by Thomas J. O'Connell |
Leader of the Irish Labour Party 1932–1960 |
Succeeded by Brendan Corish |
| Preceded by James Ryan |
Minister for Social Welfare 1948–1951 |
Succeeded by James Ryan |
| Preceded by Seán Lemass |
Tánaiste 1948–1951 |
Succeeded by Seán Lemass |
| Minister for Industry & Commerce 1954–1957 |
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Seán T. O'Kelly · Seán Lemass · William Norton · Seán MacEntee · Frank Aiken · Erskine H. Childers · Brendan Corish · George Colley · Michael O'Leary · Ray MacSharry · Dick Spring · Peter Barry · Brian Lenihan · John Wilson · Bertie Ahern · Mary Harney · Michael McDowell · Brian Cowen |
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Thomas Johnson (1922–1927) · Thomas J. O'Connell (1927–1932) · William Norton (1932–1960) · Brendan Corish (1960–1977) · Frank Cluskey (1977–1981) · Michael O'Leary (1981–1982) · Dick Spring (1982–1997) · Ruairi Quinn (1997–2002) · Pat Rabbitte (2002–2007) · Eamon Gilmore (2007–) |
This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
