Gerald Bartley was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1932 as a Fianna Fáil TD for Galway. Bartley served in the Irish Cabinet on two occassions, both under the Taoiseach, Seán F. Lemass. He was elected at every election until 1965 when he retired from politics.

|- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" |Preceded by:
Kevin Boland | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Defence
1961–1965 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Michael Hilliard