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John Mary "Jack" Lynch was born in Cork, Ireland. He was an Irish politician and barrister. He was the Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He previously served as Minister for Finance, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Minister for Education, Minister for the Gaeltacht and as a Parliamentary Secretary. Before his political career he had a successful sporting career as a dual player of Gaelic games. His work in the court ignited his interest in law and in 1941 he began a night course at University College Cork studying law.