Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)

Jim Gibbons
Gibbons in 1979
Minister for Agriculture
In office 5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Mark Clinton
Succeeded by	Ray MacSharry
In office 7 May 1970 – 14 March 1973
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Neil Blaney
Succeeded by	Mark Clinton
Minister for Defence
In office 2 July 1969 – 7 May 1970
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Michael Hilliard
Succeeded by	Jerry Cronin
Parliamentary Secretary
1965–1969	Finance
Teachta Dála
In office February 1982 – November 1982
In office March 1957 – June 1981
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
Member of the European Parliament
In office 30 January 1973 – 11 June 1977
Constituency	Oireachtas Delegation
Personal details
Born	James M. Gibbons (1924-08-02)2 August 1924 Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	20 December 1997(1997-12-20) (aged 73) Waterford, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Margaret O'Neill ​ (m. 1950)​
Children	11, including Martin and Jim Jnr
Alma mater	University College Dublin

James M. Gibbons (2 August 1924 – 20 December 1997) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1970 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Minister for Defence from 1969 to 1970 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1969. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1957 to 1981 and February 1982 to November 1982. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1973 to 1977.^[1]