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 an 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