Jim Kemmy

Jim Kemmy
Jim Kemmy
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; 14 September 1936; Limerick, Ireland
Died	25 September 1997 (aged 61); Limerick, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party (1963–1972; from 1990)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic Socialist Party (1982–1990); Independent (1972–1982);
Domestic partner	Patsy Harrold

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. 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.

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