Vincent Jackson (politician)

{{short description|Irish politician (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Cllr

| image = Vincent Jackson Jun 2007.png

| caption = Jackson in 2007

| office = Dublin City Councillor

| term_start = 24 May 1991

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| constituency = Ballyfermot

| office1 = Lord Mayor of Dublin

| term_start1 = 5 June 2006

| term_end1 = 7 June 2007

| predecessor1 = Catherine Byrne

| successor1 = Paddy Bourke

| birth_name = Vincent Noel Jackson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| nationality = Irish

| party = Independent

| spouse = {{marriage|Veronica Jackson|2005}}

| children = 1

| alma_mater = Dublin Institute of Technology

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Vincent B. Jackson (born Vincent Noel Jackson, 1 March 1966) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor since May 1991. He previously served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from June 2006 to June 2007.{{ElectionsIreland |name=Vincent Jackson |id=4007 |access-date=28 May 2011}}

One of 10 children,{{Cite web |last=O'Flaherty |first=Aideen |date=2 December 2022|title=Local Faces: Paddy Jackson |url=https://www.echo.ie/local-faces-paddy-jackson/ |access-date=11 June 2024|website=Echo.ie |language=en}} he was originally a carpenter by profession and became involved with a variety of community and youth projects in Ballyfermot in Dublin. Prior to standing in the 1991 local elections, he changed his middle name to B, which stood for Ballyfermot.{{cite web|url=https://www.daughtersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/New-Beginnings-Dec-21c-anne.pdf|title=Interview with Councillor Vincent Jackson|work=Daughters of Charity|date=January 2022|access-date=28 August 2024}} He was successful in this election and was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area. He was re-elected at the 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections. He unsuccessfully stood for Dáil Éireann at the 1992, 1997 and 2002 general elections.

He was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2006, with the backing of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and a number of independent councillors.{{cite web |url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2006/jul/02/profile-vincent-ballyfermot-jackson-bally-go-forwa/ |title=Vincent 'Ballyfermot' Jackson Bally go forwards |newspaper=Sunday Tribune |date=2 July 2006}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf|title=Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 |work=Dublin City Council|date=June 2020|access-date=18 November 2023}}

In 2023, Jackson spoke about his family home being targeted by anti-immigrant protesters.{{Cite web |date=13 January 2023|title='My daughter was roaring crying', says councillor Vincent Jackson after home targeted by protesters |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/my-daughter-was-roaring-crying-says-councillor-vincent-jackson-after-home-targeted-by-protesters/42284446.html |access-date=11 June 2024|website=Irish Independent |language=en}}