Jimmy Leonard

Jimmy Leonard
Teachta Dála
In office February 1982 – June 1997
In office June 1977 – June 1981
Constituency	Cavan–Monaghan
In office February 1973 – June 1977
Constituency	Monaghan
Seanad
In office 8 October 1981 – 18 February 1982
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-05)5 June 1927 Smithborough, County Monaghan, Ireland
Died	13 April 2022(2022-04-13) (aged 94) Smithborough, County Monaghan, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Tess Leonard
Children	5, including Ann Leonard

James Leonard (5 June 1927 – 13 April 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Leonard was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Monaghan constituency at the 1973 general election. He was re-elected for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 1977 general election. He lost his seat at the 1981 general election but was elected to Seanad Éireann by the Administrative Panel. He regained his Dáil seat at the February 1982 general election and retained it until retiring at the 1997 general election.

After his retirement, his daughter Ann Leonard unsuccessfully stood for his seat as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 1997 general election. She was then nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad.

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas