Jim Tunney (Irish politician)

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This article is about the Fianna Fáil politician. For the Labour Party Senator and Teachta Dála, see James Tunney. For the American football official, see Jim Tunney (American football official).

Jim Tunney (Irish: Séamas Ó Tonnaigh) (25 December 1923 – 16 January 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

Jim Tunney was born in Dublin in 1923. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1969 general election as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North West. He served continuously until losing his seat in the 1992 election. During that period he served as Parliamentary Secretary and Minister of State in three governments. He served as Leas Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann. He was also Chairman of Fianna Fáil for ten years and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin.

He also played for the Dublin Senior football team.[1] He was on the winning side for Dublin in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 1948.

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  1. ^ An Fear Rua - What do the recently jailed Liam Lawlor TD and Kevin Fennelly have in common?

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database

Political offices
Preceded by
Michael O'Kennedy		 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education
Jan 1973–Mar 1973		 Succeeded by
John Bruton
Civic offices
Preceded by
Michael O'Halloran		 Lord Mayor of Dublin
1984–1985		 Succeeded by
Bertie Ahern
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