James Bannon
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James Bannon (born 1959) is an Irish politician and member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann for Fine Gael. He is a native of Legan, County Longford. He works as a farmer and auctioneer.
He was first elected to Longford County Council in the 1985 local elections for the Ballymahon electoral area, and was successively re-elected to the County Council in the 1991 and 1999 local elections, receiving the largest number of first-preference votes in the electoral area on each occasion. He has served as Chairperson of Longford County Council, becoming the youngest person ever to do so.
In 2002, he was elected to Seanad Éireann as a Fine Gael candidate on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He stood down as a member of Longford County Council when legislation was introduced prohibiting serving members of the Oireachtas from being members of local authorities, and was succeeded by his brother, Larry. In February 2006, he was selected by the local Fine Gael organisation to stand as a candidate at the forthcoming general election.
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