Michael Kennedy (Longford politician)

For other people named Michael Kennedy, see Michael Kennedy (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Michael O'Kennedy or Michael Kennedy (Dublin politician).

Michael Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary
1957–1961	Social Welfare
1951–1954	Social Welfare
Teachta Dála
In office July 1937 – February 1948
Constituency	Meath–Westmeath
In office February 1948 – April 1965
In office June 1927 – July 1937
Constituency	Longford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born	(1897-03-01)1 March 1897 Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died	14 February 1965(1965-02-14) (aged 67) Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Other political affiliations	Sinn Féin Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin

Michael Joseph Kennedy (1 March 1897 – 14 February 1965) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Dáil Éireann representing various constituencies from 1927 to 1965. He was first elected at the June 1927 general election for the Longford–Westmeath constituency. He moved to the new constituency of Meath–Westmeath in 1937, and in 1948 moved back to the newly re-created Longford–Westmeath constituency.

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1961.