Jim Corr (politician)
James A. "Jim" Corr (born 25 January 1934) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician and retired secondary school teacher[1][2] and former principal[3] of South Presentation school.[4]
Corr was a member of Cork City Council from 1973 to 2014.[5] He was first co-opted to the council (then called Cork Corporation) in 1973,[2] and elected at the 1974 local elections.[2] He was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1979 and 1996.[2][3]
When the five-seat Cork South–Central constituency was created in 1980, Fine Gael's support was sufficient for two seats. Peter Barry was the party's senior Teachta Dála (TD);[6] Corr had a rivalry with Hugh Coveney for the second Fine Gael seat.[6][7] Coveney narrowly beat Corr at the 1981 general election,[6][8] but Corr won by a larger margin in February 1982.[1][6][8] Becoming disillusioned with Dáil politics,[9][10] Corr stood aside in November 1982,[1][6][10] with Coveney regaining the seat.[6] Corr was to stand as a third Fine Gael candidate at the 1987 general election, but stood aside to avoid splitting the Fine Gael vote,[10] though Coveney lost his seat in any event. Corr was unsuccessful at the 1989 and 1992 general elections.[8][5]
Corr was unhappy that John Cushnahan was selected ahead of him as Fine Gael candidate in Munster at the 1989 European Parliament election.[11][12] Corr stood unsuccessfully in Munster at the 1999 European Parliament election.[5]
Corr taught geography, and wrote a school textbook in 1972.[13] He spent six years working in Africa.[4] He was a trade union activist,[6] and considered on the left wing of Fine Gael in the early 1980s.[14] He was appointed to the Board of Bord Gáis in 1997.[3] He has been chairman of the advisory board of European Cities Against Drugs since 2002.[15]
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Civic offices | ||
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Preceded by
Brian C. Sloane
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Lord Mayor of Cork 1979 |
Succeeded by Toddy O'Sullivan |
Preceded by
Joe O'Callaghan
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Lord Mayor of Cork 1996 |
Succeeded by Dave McCarthy |