death_date death_place children birth_place predecessor successor party nationality office birth_date spouse term_start image article_title term_end name
17 september 1983 london , england 7 dublin , ireland michael haughey richie ryan pádraig faulkner patrick hillery patrick hillery brian o'kennedy lenihan pádraig faulkner pádraig faulkner brendan corish charles michael ryan michael o'kennedy tom o'donnell patrick lalor donogh o'malley office o'leary abolished albert reynolds albert reynolds michael o'leary richie fianna fáil irish minister for the public service tánaiste minister for finance minister for for the gaeltacht minister for industry and commerce minister for education energy parliamentary secretary to the minister for lands minister for tourism and transport minister 18 october 1925 mary doolan 22 5 july 1977 5 july 1977 9 may 1970 2 january july 1969 13 july 1966 21 april 1965 21 november 1980 1964 12 december 1979 5 july 1977 george colley.jpg george colley
 30 30 june 1981 11 december 1979 14 march 1973 14 june march 1973 9 may 1970 13 july 1966 21 april 1981 1965 22 january 1980 11 december 1979 george colley
george colley

george colley -lrb- 18 october 1925 -- 17 september 1983 -rrb- was an irish fianna fáil politician , who served in a wide number of cabinet positions , most notably as minister for finance and tánaiste .
he was defeated twice for the leadership of fianna fáil in 1966 and 1979 .
