John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for the Gaeltacht from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981.
Lynch in 1979
The commemorative plaque for the Jack Lynch Tunnel
Fianna Fáil, officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party, is a conservative and Christian democratic political party registered in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
1932 Fianna Fáil poster featuring many of the founding members of the party such as de Valera, Lemass, Aiken and Boland
Charles Haughey led the party from 1979 to 1992 and is posthumously regarded as a controversial figure.
Fianna Fáil poster from the 1948 general election
Image: Éamon de Valera