Jimmy Dunne | |
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Senator | |
In office 5 November 1969 – 23 February 1972 | |
Constituency | Labour Panel |
Personal details | |
Born | 1921 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 23 February 1972 | (aged 50–51)
Political party | Labour Party |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
James Dunne (1921 – 23 February 1972) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1969 to 1972.
He attended National College of Industrial Relations and University College Dublin where he was awarded a diploma in social and economic studies. [1] He was elected to the 12th Seanad in 1969 by the Labour Panel. [2] He died in office in 1972. [1] No by-election was held to fill his seat.
He became General Secretary of Marine Port and General Workers' Union in 1957, [1] and was president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in 1969.