Charles Haughey

**Charles James Haughey** (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Taoiseach on three different occasions: 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992.

He was also Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1987 to 1992, Leader of the Opposition from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 to 1992, Minister for Social Welfare and Minister for Health from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Finance from 1966 to 1970, Minister for Agriculture from 1964 to 1966, Minister for Justice from 1961 to 1964 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice from 1959 to 1961.

He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1992.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Charles Haughey.jpg
- **caption**: Haughey in 1967
- **order**: 7th
- **office**: Taoiseach
- **2blankname**: Tánaiste
- **term start**: 10 March 1987
- **term end**: 11 February 1992
- **predecessor**: Garret FitzGerald
- **successor**: Albert Reynolds
- **president1**: Patrick Hillery
- **2blankname1**: Tánaiste
- **2namedata1**: Ray MacSharry
- **term start1**: 9 March 1982
- **term end1**: 14 December 1982
- **predecessor1**: Garret FitzGerald
- **successor1**: Garret FitzGerald
- **president2**: Patrick Hillery
- **1blankname2**: Tánaiste
- **1namedata2**: George Colley
- **term start2**: 11 December 1979
- **term end2**: 30 June 1981
- **predecessor2**: Jack Lynch
- **successor2**: Garret FitzGerald
- **office3**: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Minister for the Gaeltacht
- **taoiseach3**: _Himself_
- **term start3**: 10 March 1987
- **term end3**: 11 February 1992
- **predecessor3**: Paddy O'Toole
- **successor3**: John Wilson (Irish politician), John Wilson
- **office4**: List of Irish Leaders of the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition
- **president4**: Patrick Hillery
- **taoiseach4**: Garret FitzGerald
- **term start4**: 14 December 1982
- **term end4**: 10 March 1987
- **predecessor4**: Garret FitzGerald
- **successor4**: Alan Dukes
- **president5**: Patrick Hillery
- **taoiseach5**: Garret FitzGerald
- **term start5**: 30 June 1981
- **term end5**: 9 March 1982
- **predecessor5**: Garret FitzGerald
- **successor5**: Garret FitzGerald
- **office6**: Leader of Fianna Fáil
- **term start6**: 7 December 1979
- **term end6**: 6 February 1992
- **predecessor6**: Jack Lynch
- **successor6**: Albert Reynolds
- **office7**: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Minister for Social Welfare
- **taoiseach7**: Jack Lynch
- **term start7**: 5 July 1977
- **term end7**: 12 December 1979
- **predecessor7**: Brendan Corish
- **successor7**: Michael Woods (politician), Michael Woods
- **office8**: Minister for Health (Ireland), Minister for Health
- **taoiseach8**: Jack Lynch
- **term start8**: 5 July 1977
- **term end8**: 11 December 1979
- **predecessor8**: Brendan Corish
- **successor8**: Michael Woods
- **office9**: Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance
- **taoiseach9**: Jack Lynch
- **term start9**: 10 November 1966
- **term end9**: 7 May 1970
- **predecessor9**: Jack Lynch
- **successor9**: George Colley
- **office10**: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Agriculture
- **taoiseach10**: Seán Lemass
- **term start10**: 8 October 1964
- **term end10**: 10 November 1966
- **predecessor10**: Patrick Smith (politician), Paddy Smith
- **successor10**: Neil Blaney
 (Agriculture & Fisheries)
- **office11**: Minister for Justice and Equality, Minister for Justice
- **taoiseach11**: Seán Lemass
- **term start11**: 11 October 1961
- **term end11**: 8 October 1964
- **predecessor11**: Oscar Traynor
- **successor11**: Brian Lenihan Snr
- **office12**: List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Ireland, Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister for Justice
- **taoiseach12**: Seán Lemass
- **term start12**: 24 June 1959
- **term end12**: 11 October 1961
- **predecessor12**: _New office_
- **successor12**: Brian Lenihan Snr
- **office13**: Teachta Dála
- **term start13**: 1981 Irish general election, June 1981
- **term end13**: 1992 Irish general election, November 1992
- **constituency13**: Dublin North-Central (Dáil constituency), Dublin North-Central
- **term start14**: 1977 Irish general election, June 1977
- **term end14**: 1981 Irish general election, June 1981
- **constituency14**: Dublin Artane (Dáil constituency), Dublin Artane
- **term start15**: 1957 Irish general election, March 1957
- **term end15**: 1977 Irish general election, June 1977
- **constituency15**: Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency), Dublin North-East
- **birth name**: Charles James Haughey
- **birth place**: Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
- **death place**: Kinsealy, Dublin, Ireland
- **death cause**: Prostate cancer
- **resting place**: St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton
- **nationality**: Irish people, Irish
- **party**: Fianna Fáil
- **children**: 4, including Seán Haughey, Seán
- **relations**: Seán Lemass (father-in-law)
- **education**: Congregation of Christian Brothers, St. Joseph's School
- **unit**: Army Reserve (Ireland), Army Reserve
- **serviceyears**: 1941–1957