Martin Gibbons Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 1987
Term End:June 1989
Constituency:Carlow–Kilkenny
Birth Date:1 March 1953
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Progressive Democrats
Father:Jim Gibbons Snr

Martin Patrick Gibbons (born 1 March 1953) is an Irish former politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1987 to 1989.[1]

In 1985, Gibbons was elected to Kilkenny County Council as a Fianna Fáil candidate. He lost his council seat in 1991. Gibbons was one of 14 Progressive Democrats TDs elected to the 25th Dáil following the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. He was elected for Carlow–Kilkenny, the constituency previously represented by his father Jim Gibbons Snr, a long-serving Fianna Fáil TD and cabinet minister.

He was defeated at the 1989 general election, and did not stand in a general election again.[2] His brother Jim Gibbons Jnr unsuccessfully contested the seat at the 1997 general election.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Gibbons. Oireachtas Members Database. 14 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Martin Gibbons. ElectionsIreland.org. 14 April 2013.