Leader of the Seanad

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The Leader of the Seanad is the leader of the government senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of the Republic of Ireland.

[edit] List of Leaders on the Seanad

Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
Tomás Ó Maoláin	1961	1965		Fine Gael
Tomás Ó Maoláin	1965	1969		Fine Gael
Tomás Ó Maoláin	1969	1973		Fine Gael
Michael Joseph O'Higgins	1973	1977		Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	1977	1981		Fianna Fáil
Gemma Hussey	1981	1982		Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	1982	1983		Fianna Fáil
James Dooge	1983	1987		Fine Gael
Mick Lanigan	1987	1990		Fianna Fáil
Sean Fallon	1990	1992		Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright	February 1992	1994		Fianna Fáil
Maurice Manning	December 1994	1997		Fine Gael
Donie Cassidy	27 June 1997	2002		Fianna Fáil
John Dardis	1997	2002		Progressive Democrats
Mary O'Rourke	2002	2007		Fianna Fáil
Donie Cassidy	2007	present		Fianna Fáil

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[edit] See also

• Cathaoirleach