Paddy Smith was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1923 as a Republican TD for Cavan. He was a founder-member of Fianna Fáil in 1926. He retained his Dáil seat until 1977 when he retired from politics. Smith served as a Cabinet Minister until 1964 when he resigned in protest.

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James Ryan | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Agriculture
1947–1948 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
James Dillon

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Michael Keyes | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Local Government
1951–1954 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Patrick O'Donnell

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Patrick O'Donnell | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Local Government
1957 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Neil Blaney

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Frank Aiken | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Agriculture
1957–1964 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Charles J. Haughey