tunney, irish, politician, this, article, about, fianna, fáil, politician, labour, party, politician, james, tunney, irish, politician, james, tunney, december, 1923, january, 2002, irish, fianna, fáil, politician, tunneyminister, state1977, 1981educationparli. This article is about the Fianna Fail politician For the Labour Party politician see James Tunney Irish politician James C Tunney 25 December 1923 16 January 2002 was an Irish Fianna Fail politician 1 Jim TunneyMinister of State1977 1981EducationParliamentary Secretary1973EducationTeachta DalaIn office June 1977 June 1981ConstituencyDublin FinglasIn office June 1981 November 1992In office June 1969 June 1977ConstituencyDublin North WestLord Mayor of DublinIn office 1984 1985Preceded byMichael O HalloranSucceeded byBertie AhernPersonal detailsBornJames C Tunney 1923 12 25 25 December 1923Dublin IrelandDied16 January 2002 2002 01 16 aged 78 Dublin IrelandPolitical partyFianna FailEducationSt Vincent s C B S Tunney was born in Dublin in 1923 and was educated at St Vincent s C B S in Glasnevin He was first elected to Dail Eireann as a Fianna Fail Teachta Dala TD for the Dublin North West constituency at the 1969 general election 2 He served continuously in the Dail until losing his seat at the 1992 general election having been a TD for Dublin Finglas from 1977 to 1981 when Dublin constituencies were reconfigured as 3 seaters before being returned for Dublin North West in 1981 During that period he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education after 1978 Minister of State at the Department of Education in three governments He served as Leas Cheann Comhairle of Dail Eireann He was also Chairman of Fianna Fail for ten years and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1984 to 1985 He also played at senior level for the Dublin county team He was on the winning side for Dublin in the 1948 All Ireland Junior Football Championship References Edit James C Tunney Oireachtas Members Database Archived from the original on 7 November 2018 Retrieved 15 January 2011 Jim Tunney ElectionsIreland org Archived from the original on 21 February 2011 Retrieved 15 January 2011 Political officesPreceded byMichael O Kennedy Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education1973 Succeeded byJohn BrutonPreceded byPatrick J Reynolds Minister of State at the Department of Education1977 1981 Succeeded byMichael KeatingPreceded byJohn Ryan Leas Cheann Comhairle of Dail Eireann1987 1993 Succeeded byJoe JacobParty political officesPreceded bySean Browne Chairman of the Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party1982 1992 Succeeded byJoe JacobCivic officesPreceded byMichael O Halloran Lord Mayor of Dublin1984 1985 Succeeded byBertie Ahern This article about a Fianna Fail politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a mayor in Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Teachta Dala TD a member of Dail Eireann is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Tunney Irish politician amp oldid 1127428705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
