Joe Jacob Explained

Nationality:Irish
Office:Minister of State
Suboffice:Public Enterprise
Subterm:1997–2002
Office1:Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
1Blankname1:Ceann Comhairle
1Namedata1:Seán Treacy
Term Start1:10 February 1993
Term End1:26 June 1997
Predecessor1:Jim Tunney
Successor1:Rory O'Hanlon
Office2:Teachta Dála
Term Start2:February 1987
Term End2:May 2007
Constituency2:Wicklow
Birth Date:1 April 1939
Birth Place:Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Education:Terenure College

Joe Jacob (born 1 April 1939) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Jacob was born in Kilrush, County Clare in 1939. He was educated at De La Salle in Wicklow and Terenure College in Dublin. He is a former publican and a distribution manager with Nitrigin Éireann Teoranta.

Jacob was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Wicklow at the 1987 general election. He held his seat at each subsequent election, until retiring at the 2007 general election.[2]

He was a member of Wicklow County Council from 1985 to 1997 for the Wicklow area. He was appointed a Minister of State at the Department of Public Enterprise with special responsibility for Energy in 1997, a post he held until 2002. He was not re-appointed to a ministerial position after the 2002 general election. He was chair of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party from 1992 until 1995 and served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle of the Dáil from 1993 until 1997.

Jacob caused controversy in 2001 when, during a radio interview on The Marian Finucane Show as the minister responsible, he demonstrated an apparent lack of knowledge over the use of iodine tablets and the emergency plans in the event of a terrorist attack similar to the 11 September attacks in the United States.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Jacob. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 July 2010. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224955/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Jacob.D.1987-03-10. live.
  2. Web site: Joe Jacob. ElectionsIreland.org. 21 July 2010. 29 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080038/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3755. live.
  3. Web site: Finucane goes in RTE radio shake-up. 21 January 2005. https://archive.today/20120701114102/http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2005/0121/ireland/kfidojidkfql/. dead. 1 July 2012.