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Lorcan Allen
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| Minister of State | |
| Mar.–Dec. 1982 | Agriculture |
| 1979–1981 | Agriculture |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1961 – November 1982 |
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| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1940 County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil politician.
Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wexford constituency at the 1961 general election. Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next two general elections.
When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a Minister of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government.
Allen was a member of Wexford County Council from 1985 to 2009, and of Gorey Town Council from 1999 to 2014.
