Jack Lynch
John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999), known as Jack Lynch, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Jack Lynch | |
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.jpg) Lynch in 1967 | |
| 5th Taoiseach | |
| In office 5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979 | |
| President | Patrick Hillery |
| Tánaiste | George Colley |
| Preceded by | Liam Cosgrave |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| In office 10 November 1966 – 14 March 1973 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Tánaiste | |
| Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
| Succeeded by | Liam Cosgrave |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera Erskine H. Childers Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Patrick Hillery |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Liam Cosgrave |
| Succeeded by | Garret FitzGerald |
| Leader of Fianna Fáil | |
| In office 10 November 1966 – 7 December 1979 | |
| Deputy | Joseph Brennan George Colley |
| Preceded by | Seán Lemass |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 21 April 1965 – 10 November 1966 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | James Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 23 June 1959 – 21 April 1965 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Patrick Hillery |
| Succeeded by | Charles Haughey |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 20 March 1957 – 23 June 1959 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Richard Mulcahy |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Hillery |
| Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs | |
| In office 20 March 1957 – 26 June 1957 | |
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass |
| Preceded by | Patrick Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Mícheál Ó Móráin |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands | |
| In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Eamonn Kissane |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan Snr |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach | |
| In office 26 July 1951 – 2 June 1954 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | John O'Donovan |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Cork City |
| In office June 1969 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Cork City North-West |
| In office February 1948 – June 1969 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mary Lynch 15 August 1917 Shandon, Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 20 October 1999 (aged 82) Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Máirín O'Connor (m. 1946; d. 1999) |
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| Education | |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
He also was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach from 1951 to 1954.
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981.[1]
He was the third leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 until 1979.
Jack Lynch Media
Ireland, along with the United Kingdom and Denmark, joined the EEC in 1973
The commemorative plaque for the Jack Lynch Tunnel
References
- ↑ "John Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 June 2009.