Jack Wall (politician)

Jack Wall (born 1 July 1945) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency from 1997 to 2016 and a Senator from 1993 to 1997, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

[1] Wall was born in Castledermot, County Kildare in 1945.

[2] He previously served as Labour Party Spokesperson for Agriculture, Defence and Arts, Sport and Tourism, and also for Community and Rural Affairs.

[citation needed] He was the chairperson of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2007 to 2016.

On 10 July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election.