Jim Kemmy
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 14 September 1936 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 25 September 1997 (aged 61) Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party (1963–1972; from 1990) |
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| 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.