James Tully (18 September 1915 – 20 May 1992) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist.
While serving in that post he gained prominence for a massive increase in the building of public housing, and notoriety for an attempt to gerrymander Irish constituencies to ensure the re-election of the National Coalition at the 1977 general election.
[5] Also as Minister for Local government, Tully decided on alterations to the plans for the controversial Dublin Corporation Civic Offices.
In that capacity he traveled to Cairo, in 1981, as the Republic of Ireland's representative in Egypt's annual 6 October military victory parade.
While in the reviewing stand, next to President Anwar Sadat, he suffered a shrapnel injury to his face when Sadat was assassinated by members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad who had infiltrated the Egyptian Army.