A member of Fianna Fáil , he held a number of ministerial posts in the cabinets of LOCATION@1 , PERSON@1 and PERSON@2 , becoming Tánaiste in NUMBER@1 .

As member of Fianna Fáil , he held a number of ministerial posts in the cabinets of LOCATION@1 , PERSON@1 and PERSON@2 , becoming Tánaiste Deputy head of the government -RRB- in NUMBER@1 .
