Jack Lynch

**John Mary Lynch** (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999), known as **Jack Lynch**, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.

He also was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach from 1951 to 1954.

He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981.

He was the third leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 until 1979.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jack Lynch
- **image**: Jack Lynch 1967 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Lynch in 1967
- **order**: 5th
- **office**: Taoiseach
- **president**: Patrick Hillery
- **1namedata**: George Colley
- **1blankname**: Tánaiste
- **term start**: 5 July 1977
- **term end**: 11 December 1979
- **predecessor**: Liam Cosgrave
- **successor**: Charles Haughey
- **president1**: Éamon de Valera
- **1blankname1**: Tánaiste
- **term start1**: 10 November 1966
- **term end1**: 14 March 1973
- **predecessor1**: Seán Lemass
- **successor1**: Liam Cosgrave
- **office2**: List of Irish Leaders of the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition
- **president2**: Éamon de Valera
Erskine H. Childers
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Patrick Hillery
- **taoiseach2**: Liam Cosgrave
- **term start2**: 14 March 1973
- **term end2**: 5 July 1977
- **predecessor2**: Liam Cosgrave
- **successor2**: Garret FitzGerald
- **office3**: Leader of Fianna Fáil
- **deputy3**: Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil politician), Joseph Brennan
George Colley
- **term start3**: 10 November 1966
- **term end3**: 7 December 1979
- **predecessor3**: Seán Lemass
- **successor3**: Charles Haughey
- **office4**: Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance
- **taoiseach4**: Seán Lemass
- **term start4**: 21 April 1965
- **term end4**: 10 November 1966
- **predecessor4**: James Ryan (Irish politician), James Ryan
- **successor4**: Charles Haughey
- **office5**: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Minister for Industry and Commerce
- **taoiseach5**: Seán Lemass
- **term start5**: 23 June 1959
- **term end5**: 21 April 1965
- **predecessor5**: Patrick Hillery
- **successor5**: Charles Haughey
- **office6**: Minister for Education and Skills, Minister for Education
- **taoiseach6**: Éamon de Valera
- **term start6**: 20 March 1957
- **term end6**: 23 June 1959
- **predecessor6**: Richard Mulcahy
- **successor6**: Patrick Hillery
- **office7**: Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs
- **taoiseach7**: Seán Lemass
- **term start7**: 20 March 1957
- **term end7**: 26 June 1957
- **predecessor7**: Patrick Lindsay (politician), Patrick Lindsay
- **successor7**: Mícheál Ó Móráin
- **office8**: List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Ireland, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands
- **taoiseach8**: Éamon de Valera
- **term start8**: 13 June 1951
- **term end8**: 2 June 1954
- **predecessor8**: Eamonn Kissane
- **successor8**: Brian Lenihan Snr
- **office9**: List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Ireland, Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach
- **taoiseach9**: Éamon de Valera
- **term start9**: 26 July 1951
- **term end9**: 2 June 1954
- **predecessor9**: New office
- **successor9**: John O'Donovan (politician), John O'Donovan
- **office10**: Teachta Dála
- **term start10**: 1977 Irish general election, June 1977
- **term end10**: 1981 Irish general election, June 1981
- **constituency10**: Cork City (Dáil constituency), Cork City
- **term start11**: 1969 Irish general election, June 1969
- **term end11**: 1977 Irish general election, June 1977
- **constituency11**: Cork City North-West (Dáil constituency), Cork City North-West
- **term start12**: 1948 Irish general election, February 1948
- **term end12**: 1969 Irish general election, June 1969
- **constituency12**: Cork Borough (Dáil constituency), Cork Borough
- **birth name**: John Mary Lynch
- **birth place**: Shandon, Cork, Shandon, Cork (city), Cork, Ireland
- **death place**: Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland
- **resting place**: St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, Ireland
- **nationality**: Irish people, Irish
- **party**: Fianna Fáil
- **spouse**: Máirín Lynch, Máirín O'Connor

- **alma mater**: University College Cork