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tsch français gaeilge polski română edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia irish politician born 1945 jim higgins higgins in 2014 member of the european parliament in office june 2004 may 2014 constituency north west minister of state 1995 1997 government chief whip 1995 1997 defence 1995 finance teachta dála in office june 1997 may 2002 constituency mayo in office february 1987 june 1997 constituency mayo east senator in office 12 september 2002 13 september 2007 in office 23 february 1983 17 february 1987 constituency labour panel in office 8 october 1981 13 may 1982 constituency nominated by the taoiseach personal details born 1945 05 04 4 may 1945 age 81 ballyhaunis county mayo ireland party fine gael education university college galway jim higgins born 4 may 1945 is an irish former fine gael politician he served as a member of seanad éireann dáil éireann and was a european people s party member of the european parliament for the north west constituency from 2004 to 2014 early life edit he was born in ballyhaunis county mayo in 1945 he was educated at st jarlath s college tuam and at university college galway he was twice named best individual speaker at the junior chamber ireland debating championships 1978 1979 and was the captain of the international tripartite debating team higgins worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming involved in local politics political career edit video statement english irish he served as a member of mayo county council from 1979 to 1995 acting as vice chair of the council from 1980 to 1981 he first ran for dáil éireann at the 1981 general election but was unsuccessful however he was nominated by the taoiseach garret fitzgerald to the 15th seanad éireann 1 he lost his seanad seat in 1982 but was elected to the 17th seanad by the labour panel in 1983 remaining in the upper house until 1987 as a member of the 17th seanad he was successful at the 1987 general election winning a seat in the 25th dáil as a fine gael teachta dála td for mayo east he was re elected to the dáil in 1989 1992 and 1997 in 1994 the rainbow coalition of fine gael labour party and democratic left came to power and higgins was appointed as minister of state at the department of finance the following year he became minister of state at the departments of the taoiseach and defence as well as chief whip of the government he remained in that position until a fianna fáil progressive democrats coalition took office after the 1997 general election like many of his fine gael colleagues at the 2002 general election higgins lost his seat in the mayo constituency however he was elected to seanad éireann by the labour panel becoming a member of the 22nd seanad 2 for over two years he brought to the dáil the case of the extended mcbrearty family who were wrongly accused of murder he raised allegations of garda corruption in county donegal he was also responsible for bringing before the dáil a 30 million overspend by the state transport company iarnród éireann on a safety signalling system which led to the establishment of an all party parliamentary inquiry european parliament edit in the 2004 european parliament election higgins was elected to the european parliament as a fine gael european people s party mep for the north west constituency he was re elected at the 2009 european parliament election at the european parliament he served as a member of the committee on transport and tourism he was a substitute member of the petitions committee he was also a substituent member of the fisheries committee higgins s other duties included membership of the eu chile joint parliamentary committee the euro latin american parliamentary assembly and he was a substitute member of the delegation for relations with japan he was one of five meps to hold the position of quaestor he was elected by other parliamentarians in the european parliament to this position he lost his seat at the 2014 european parliament election references edit jim higgins oireachtas members database 3 july 2007 archived from the original on 7 november 2018 retrieved 12 may 2009 jim higgins electionsireland org archived from the original on 22 september 2018 retrieved 12 may 2009 external links edit personal profile of jim higgins in the european parliament s database of members political offices preceded by phil hogan minister of state at the department of finance feb may 1995 succeeded by hugh coveney preceded by seán barrett government chief whip 1995 1997 succeeded by séamus brennan minister of state at the department of defence 1995 1997 party political offices preceded by michael lowry chair of the fine gael parliamentary party 1994 1995 succeeded by phil hogan v t e teachtaí dála tds for mayo east this table is transcluded from mayo east dáil constituency edit history dáil election deputy party deputy party deputy party 19th 1969 seán flanagan ff thomas o hara fg martin finn fg 20th 1973 seán calleary ff 21st 1977 p j morley ff paddy o toole fg 22nd 1981 23rd 1982 feb 24th 1982 nov 25th 1987 jim higgins fg 26th 1989 27th 1992 tom moffatt ff 28th 1997 constituency abolished see mayo v t e teachtaí dála tds for mayo this table is transcluded from mayo dáil constituency edit history dáil election deputy party deputy party deputy party deputy party deputy party 28th 1997 beverley flynn ff tom moffatt ff enda kenny fg michael ring fg jim higgins fg 29th 2002 john carty ff jerry cowley ind 30th 2007 beverley flynn ind dara calleary ff john o mahony fg 31st 2011 michelle mulherin fg 32nd 2016 lisa chambers ff 4 seats 2016 2024 33rd 2020 rose conway walsh sf alan dillon fg 34th 2024 keira keogh fg paul lawless aon v t e 14th seanad members of the 15th seanad 1981 1982 16th seanad cathaoirleach charles mcdonald fg leader of the seanad gemma hussey fg administrative panel katharine bulbulia fg micheál cranitch ff tras honan ff patrick kennedy fg jimmy leonard ff flor o mahony lab myles staunton fg agricultural panel richard bruton fg pierce butler fg michael ferris lab tom fitzgerald ff thomas hussey ff rory kiely ff john mannion jnr fg charles mcdonald fg liam naughten fg martin o toole ff william ryan ff cultural and educational panel patsy lawlor fg maurice manning fg timothy mcauliffe lab mary o rourke ff joe walsh ff industrial and commercial panel deirdre bolger fg barry cogan ff seán fallon ff alexis fitzgerald jnr fg michael howard fg mick lanigan ff ruairi quinn lab patrick j reynolds fg eoin ryan snr ff labour panel john blennerhassett fg toddie byrne fg donal carey fg séamus dolan ff des hanafin ff jack harte lab brian hillery ff dan kiely ff brian mullooly ff andy o brien fg maurice o connell fg dublin university catherine mcguinness ind mary robinson ind shane ross ind national university gemma hussey fg john a murphy ind brendan ryan ind nominated by the taoiseach ulick burke fg john f carroll lab timmy conway lab james dooge fg paddy dunne lab robert fausset fg jim higgins fg miriam kearney fg pat magner lab seán o leary fg t k whitaker ind ff fianna fáil fg fine gael lab labour party ind independent v t e 16th seanad members of the 17th seanad 1983 1987 18th seanad cathaoirleach patrick j reynolds fg leader of the seanad james dooge fg administrative panel luke belton fg katharine bulbulia fg tras honan ff patrick kennedy fg michael lynch ff martin o donoghue ff flor o mahony lab agricultural panel ulick burke fg john ellis ff michael ferris lab richard hourigan fg thomas hussey ff rory kiely ff joseph lennon fg charles mcdonald fg martin o toole ff michael quealy fg william ryan ff cultural and educational panel séamus de brún ff brian fleming fg joachim loughrey fg helena mcauliffe ennis lab michael smith ff industrial and commercial panel timmy conway lab then pd jack daly fg seán fallon ff alexis fitzgerald jnr fg jack fitzsimons ff michael howard fg mick lanigan ff patrick j reynolds fg eoin ryan snr ff labour panel donie cassidy ff denis cregan fg des hanafin ff jack harte lab jim higgins fg brian hillery ff peter kelleher fg mark killilea jnr ff larry mcmahon fg brian mullooly ff andy o brien fg dublin university catherine mcguinness ind mary robinson ind shane ross ind national university james dooge fg michael d higgins lab brendan ryan ind nominated by the taoiseach john browne fg john connor fg jimmy deenihan fg patrick durcan fg brendan howlin lab christy kirwan lab pat magner lab stephen mcgonagle ind seán o leary fg john robb ind bríd rodgers ind nominated 1987 nuala fennell fg paddy o toole fg ff fianna fáil fg fine gael lab labour party pd progressive democrats ind independent v t e 21st seanad members of the 22nd seanad 2002 2007 23rd seanad cathaoirleach rory kiely ff leader of the seanad mary o rourke ff administrative panel timmy dooley ff frank feighan fg camillus glynn ff tony kett ff joe mchugh fg joanna tuffy lab diarmuid wilson ff agricultural panel paul bradford fg paddy burke fg ulick burke fg peter callanan ff rory kiely ff martin mansergh ff francis o brien ff kathleen o meara lab john paul phelan fg eamon scanlon ff jim walsh ff cultural and educational panel noel coonan fg brian hayes fg paschal mooney ff labhrás ó murchú ff ann ormonde ff industrial and commercial panel james bannon fg eddie bohan ff paul coghlan fg margaret cox ff then ind marc macsharry ff derek mcdowell lab kieran phelan ff sheila terry fg mary white ff labour panel fergal browne fg maurice cummins fg brendan daly ff geraldine feeney ff michael finucane fg liam fitzgerald ff john hanafin ff jim higgins fg terry leyden ff don lydon ff michael mccarthy lab dublin university mary henry ind david norris ind shane ross ind national university joe o toole ind feargal quinn ind brendan ryan lab nominated by the taoiseach cyprian brady ff michael brennan ff then pd john dardis pd maurice hayes ind brendan kenneally ff michael p kitt ff john minihan pd tom morrissey pd pat moylan ff mary o rourke ff kate walsh pd nominated later may 2007 colm o gorman pd june 2007 donie cassidy ff chris wall ff seán dorgan ff peter sands ff ff fianna fáil fg fine gael lab labour party pd progressive democrats ind independent v t e 1999 2004 meps for ireland 2004 2009 2009 2014 dublin proinsias de rossa lab pes mary lou mcdonald sf gue ngl gay mitchell fg epp ed eoin ryan ff uen east liam aylward ff uen avril doyle fg epp ed mairead mcguinness fg epp ed north west marian harkin ind alde jim higgins fg epp ed seán ó neachtain ff uen south simon coveney 1 fg epp ed brian crowley ff uen kathy sinnott ind ind dem substituted by colm burke fg epp ed on 19 june 2007 v t e 2004 2009 meps for ireland 2009 2014 2014 2019 dublin proinsias de rossa 1 lab s d joe higgins 2 sp gue ngl gay mitchell fg epp east liam aylward ff alde nessa childers lab s d mairead mcguinness fg epp north west pat the cope gallagher ff alde marian harkin ind alde jim higgins fg epp south brian crowley ff alde alan kelly 3 lab s d seán kelly fg epp substituted by emer costello lab s d on 15 february 2012 substituted by paul murphy sp gue ngl on 1 april 2011 substituted by phil prendergast lab s d on 21 april 2011 v t e government chief whip of ireland parliamentary secretary to the president 1922 1937 daniel mccarthy james dolan eamonn duggan gerald boland patrick little parliamentary secretary to the taoiseach 1937 1977 patrick little patrick smith eamon kissane liam cosgrave donnchadh ó briain denis j o sullivan joseph brennan michael carty desmond o malley david andrews john m kelly patrick lalor minister of state at the department of the taoiseach 1978 present patrick lalor michael woods seán moore gerry l estrange fergus o brien bertie ahern seán barrett vincent brady dermot ahern noel dempsey jim higgins séamus brennan mary hanafin tom kitt pat carey john curran paul kehoe regina doherty joe mchugh seán kyne dara calleary jack chambers hildegarde naughton mary butler v t e fine gael history history of fine gael blueshirts cumann na ngaedheal moriarty tribunal national centre party progressive democrats pro treaty sinn féin reform alliance renua tallaght strategy leadership leaders eoin o duffy w t cosgrave richard mulcahy james dillon liam cosgrave garret fitzgerald alan dukes john bruton michael noonan enda kenny leo varadkar simon harris deputy leaders peter barry john bruton peter barry nora owen jim mitchell richard bruton james reilly simon coveney heather humphreys helen mcentee seanad leaders michael o higgins patrick cooney gemma hussey james dooge maurice manning brian hayes michael finucane acting frances fitzgerald maurice cummins jerry buttimer regina doherty seán kyne garret ahearn chairpersons kieran crotty donal creed tom enright michael lowry jim higgins phil hogan pádraic mccormack tom hayes charles flanagan dan neville martin heydon richard bruton alan dillon alan farrell micheál carrigy leadership elections 1987 dukes 1990 bruton 2001 noonan 2002 kenny 2017 varadkar 2024 harris party structures leader of fine gael ardfheis fine gael front bench young fine gael presidential candidates presidential candidates seán mac eoin 1945 1959 tom o higgins 1966 1973 austin currie 1990 mary banotti 1997 gay mitchell 2011 heather humphreys 2025 unopposed presidential candidates with fine gael support douglas hyde 1938 cearbhall ó dálaigh 1974 elected representatives dáil éireann william aird grace boland brian brennan colm brophy colm burke peter burke paula butterly jerry buttimer catherine callaghan micheál carrigy jennifer carroll macneill john clendennen joe cooney john cummins emer currie alan dillon frank feighan james geoghegan simon harris martin heydon emer higgins keira keogh seán kyne david maxwell noel mccarthy helen mcentee michael murphy hildegarde naughton joe neville maeve o connell kieran o donnell patrick o donovan naoise ó muirí john paul o shea neale richmond peter roche edward timmins barry ward seanad éireann garret ahearn manus boyle nikki bradley paraic brady cathal byrne maria byrne mark duffy garret kelleher mike kennelly eileen lynch p j murphy linda nelson murray evanne ní chuilinn noel o donovan joe o reilly gareth scahill european parliament nina carberry regina doherty seán kelly maria walsh alliances european european people s party epp group international centrist democrat international authority control databases international viaf national poland people mep directory retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title jim_higgins_ irish_politician oldid 1365954628 categories 1945 births living people alumni of the university of galway fine 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