Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)

James "Jim" Gibbons ( born August 3, 1924 County Kilkenny; † 20 December 1997) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

Biography

Gibbons was by profession a farmer and in 1957 for the first time as a candidate of the Fianna Fáil member of the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ) is selected and represented there by five subsequent re- elections until his election defeat in 1981 the constituency of Carlow - Kilkenny.

1965 appointed him Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) Seán Lemass to Parliamentary Secretary on the Finance Minister. This office he held until the successor of Lemass, Prime Minister Jack Lynch, appointed him on July 2, 1970 Secretary of Defense. In a cabinet reshuffle, he was then on May 9, 1970 to February 5, 1973 Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the cabinet Lynch.

After re- election victory of Fianna Fáil Taoiseach Lynch called him again July 5, 1977 Minister of Agriculture and held that office until they are replaced Lynch by his intra-party rivals Charles J. Haughey on 11 December 1979.

In 1981, he suffered an electoral defeat and dropped from first in the House, but was elected to the House of Representatives in March 1982 and again took up again November 1982 the constituency of Carlow - Kilkenny. However, after he suffered a re- election defeat in the general election in November 1982, he retired from the Dáil Éireann from and withdrew from politics.

His uncle Seán Gibbons was representing the Fianna Fáil Teachta Dala also and member of Seanad Éireann, while his sons Jim Gibbons, Jr. and Martin Gibbons for the Progressive Democrats member of the Senate or of the House were.