Jim Ruttle
Jim Ruttle | |
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Senator | |
In office 20 June 1980 – 8 October 1981 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | James Ruttle c. 1952 County Wicklow, Ireland |
Political party |
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Spouse | Kathryn Ruttle |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Gurteen Agricultural College |
James Ruttle (born c. 1952) is an Irish former politician. He was a Fianna Fáil member of Seanad Éireann from 1980 to 1981.[1] He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 14th Seanad on 20 June 1980 to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Yeats.[2] He did not contest the 1981 Seanad election.[1] He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate for the Wicklow constituency at the 1981 general election.
In 1988 he was co-opted to replace the deceased councillor Jim Miley by Fianna Fáil, however he was not selected to run for the party in 1991 local elections.[3]
From 1991 to 2019, he was an independent member of Wicklow County Council for the Baltinglass electoral area, which covers the western portion of County Wicklow.[4] He retired from politics at the 2019 local elections.[3]
Personal life
Ruttle is the son of Earnest Ruttle and Jane Valentine, and is a member of the Church of Ireland.[3] He trained in Gurteen Agricultural College. A farmer in Manor Kilbride, he is married to Kathryn, and they have two sons.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jim Ruttle". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 94: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. 24 June 1980. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Jim Ruttle set to retire after three decades in post]". Bray People. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Jim Ruttle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Message from Cllr Jim Ruttle". Wicklow News. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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