Jim Corr | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office June 1996 – June 1997 | |
| In office May 1979 – June 1980 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1982 – November 1982 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James A. Corr (1934-01-25)25 January 1934 (age 91) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
James A. Corr (born 25 January 1934) is an Irish formerFine Gael politician who served asLord Mayor of Cork from 1979 to 1980 and 1996 to 1997. He served as aTeachta Dála (TD) for theCork South-Central from February 1982 to November 1982.[1][2][3][4]
Corr was a member ofCork City Council from 1973 to 2014.[5] He was firstco-opted to the council (then called CorkCorporation) in 1973,[2] and elected at the1974 local elections.[2] He was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1979 and 1996.[2][3]
When the five-seatCork South-Central constituency was created in 1980, Fine Gael's support was sufficient for two seats.Peter Barry was the party's seniorTD;[6] Corr had a rivalry withHugh Coveney for the second Fine Gael seat.[6][7] Coveney narrowly beat Corr at the1981 general election,[6][8] but Corr won by a larger margin inFebruary 1982.[1][6][8] Becoming disillusioned with Dáil politics,[9][10] Corr stood aside inNovember 1982,[1][6][10] with Coveney regaining the seat.[6] Corr was to stand as a third Fine Gael candidate at the1987 general election, but stood aside to avoid splitting the Fine Gael vote,[10] though Coveney lost his seat in any event. Corr was unsuccessful at the1989 and1992 general elections.[8][5]
Corr was unhappy thatJohn Cushnahan was selected ahead of him as Fine Gael candidate inMunster at the1989 European Parliament election.[11][12] Corr stood unsuccessfully in Munster at the1999 European Parliament election.[5]
Corr taughtgeography, and wrote a schooltextbook in 1972.[13] He spent six years working inAfrica.[4] He was atrade union activist,[6] and considered on the left wing of Fine Gael in the early 1980s.[14] He was appointed to the Board ofBord Gáis in 1997.[3] He has been chairman of the advisory board of European Cities Against Drugs since 2002.[15]
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| Preceded by Brian C. Sloane | Lord Mayor of Cork 1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Joe O'Callaghan | Lord Mayor of Cork 1996 | Succeeded by Dave McCarthy |
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