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Pádraig Faulkner was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1957 as a Fianna Fáil TD for Louth. Faulkner served in the Cabinets of Jack Lynch and Charles J. Haughey on several occasions as well as Ceann Comhairle (Chairman of Dáil Éireann). He retired from politics in 1987 after a 30-year Dáil career. One of his most notable achievements was his introduction of the legislation to establish two commercial semi-State companies, An Post and Telecom Éireann.
| Preceded by: Gerald Bartley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Gaeltacht 1965–1968 | Succeeded by: Position Abolished |
| Preceded by: Conor Cruise O'Brien | Minister for Posts & Telegraphs 1977–1979 | Succeeded by: Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by: Bobby Molloy | Minister for Defence 1979–1980 | Succeeded by: Sylvester Barret |
| Preceded by: Joseph Brennan | Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann 1980–1981 | Succeeded by: John O'Connell
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