Background
LYNCH, John was born on August 15, 1917 in Cork. Son of Daniel Lynch and Norah O’Donoghue.
LYNCH, John was born on August 15, 1917 in Cork. Son of Daniel Lynch and Norah O’Donoghue.
North Monastery, Cork, University College, Cork, and King"s Inns, Dublin.
Minister for Lands 1951-1954. Minister for Education 1957-1959. Minister for Industry and Commerce 1959-1965, for Finance 66.
Vice-President Council of Europe 1958, President European Council (European Economic Community) July-Dee.
1979; President Institute Labour Conference 1962. Taoiseach (Prime Minister) 73, 1977-1979.
President Fianna Fail (Republican Party) 1966-1979. Leader of the Opposition 1973-1977.
Director Irish Distillers Group 1980-1986, Jefferson Smurfit Group Public Limited Company since 1980, Algemene Bank Nederland (Ireland) Limited.
87, Hibernian Insurance Public Limited Company 1980-1989. Chairman Galway Irish Crystal. Honorary Doctor of Laws (Dublin University) 1967, (National University of Ireland) 1969, Honorary Doctorate.C.L. (Belmont Abbey.
University College, North. Carolina, United States of America) 1971, (Rhode Island College) 1981.
Grand Cross of Belgian.
Civil Service (Department, of Justice) 1936-1945. Of Dail Eireann (Parliament.) 1948-1981.
Married Mairin O’Connor in 1946.