Jim Fitzsimons
James Fitzsimons (born 16 December 1936) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
A publican from Navan, County Meath, he was educated at St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan. Fitzsimons was elected to the 21st Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath constituency on his first attempt at the 1977 general election,[2] and re-elected until retiring at the 1987 general election to concentrate on his European Parliament seat. He was succeeded in the Dáil by Noel Dempsey.
He briefly served as a Minister of State for Industry and Energy during the short-lived 1982 Haughey Government.
He was elected as a MEP at the 1984 European Parliament election and retained his seat for 20 years, until retiring at the 2004 European Parliament election.
References
- ^ "James Fitzsimons". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Jim Fitzsimons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Personal profile of Jim Fitzsimons in the European Parliament's database of members
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Dáil
- Members of the 23rd Dáil
- Members of the 24th Dáil
- People educated at St Patrick's Classical School
- People from Navan
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1999–2004
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1994–1999
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1989–1994
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1984–1989
- Fianna Fáil MEPs
- Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil
- Fianna Fáil politician stubs
- Irish MEP stubs
- Teachta Dála stubs