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Patrick Beegan
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| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1957–1958 | Finance |
| 1951–1954 | Finance |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1948 – 2 February 1958 |
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| Constituency | Galway South |
| In office July 1937 – February 1948 |
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| Constituency | Galway East |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 |
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| Constituency | Galway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1895 Cappataggle, County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 2 February 1958 (aged 62) County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Relatives | Anthony Millar (nephew) |
| Education | Garbally College |
Patrick Beegan (26 May 1895 – 2 February 1958) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
He was born in the townland of Oatfield, Cappataggle, County Galway, to John Beegan, a herdsman, and Mary Stephenson.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 general election when Fianna Fáil first came to power. He was re-elected for various Galway constituencies a further nine occasions. In 1951 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance by Éamon de Valera's government. He served in that position until 1954, and was re-appointed in 1957 when Fianna Fáil returned to power. Beegan served in that post until his death on 2 February 1958.
The subsequent by-election to fill Beegan's seat in the Galway South constituency was won by his nephew, Anthony Millar, whose mother, Mary, was Beegan's sister.
