Jim Kemmy | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office February 1987 – 25 September 1997 | |
In office June 1981 – November 1982 | |
Constituency | Limerick East |
Personal details | |
Born | James Joseph Oliver Mary Kemmy[1] 14 September 1936 Limerick, Ireland |
Died | 25 September 1997 Limerick, Ireland | (aged 61)
Political party | Labour Party (1963–1972; from 1990) |
Other political affiliations |
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Domestic partner | Patsy Harrold[1] |
James Joseph Oliver Mary Kemmy (14 September 1936 – 25 September 1997) was an Irish socialist politician from Limerick, who started his political career in the Labour Party.[2] He later left Labour, was elected as an independent Teachta Dála (TD), and founded the Democratic Socialist Party, which merged with the Labour Party in the 1990s.