| Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann |
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| Appointer | Elected by the members of Seanad Éireann at start of a new term after a general election. |
| Term length | No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Inaugural holder | Lord Glenavy |
| Formation | 6 December 1922 |
| Website | cathaoirleach.oireachtas.ie |
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Cathaoirleach (Irish for "chairman"; plural: Cathaoirligh) is the title of the chairman (or speaker) of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland. The current Cathaoirleach is Senator Paddy Burke. The Cathaoirleach is the sole judge of order and has a range of powers and functions namely:
The Cathaoirleach's deputy is the Leas-Chathaoirleach. The current Leas-Chathaoirleach is Denis O'Donovan.
The Cathaoirleach is also an ex-officio member of the Presidential Commission, the collective vice-presidency of Ireland.
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The term Cathaoirleach is also used in a generic sense for chairs of various organisations and local authorities. Many voluntary organisations, associations and clubs also employ this term, for example, Cathaoirleach of the Board of Directors of the Genealogical Society of Ireland.[1]
| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
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| 1. | Lord Glenavy | 6 December 1922 | 6 December 1928 | Independent | |
| 2. | Thomas Westropp Bennett | 6 December 1928 | 19 May 1936[2] | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 3. | Seán Gibbons | 27 April 1938[2] | 8 September 1943 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 4. | Seán Goulding | 8 September 1943 | 21 April 1948 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5. | Timothy O'Donovan | 21 April 1948 | 14 August 1951 | Fine Gael | |
| 6. | Liam Ó Buachalla (1st time) | 14 August 1951 | 22 July 1954 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Patrick Baxter | 22 July 1954 | 22 May 1957 | Clann na Talmhan | |
| Liam Ó Buachalla (2nd time) | 22 May 1957 | 5 November 1969 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 8. | Michael Yeats | 5 November 1969 | 3 January 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 9. | Micheál Cranitch | 3 January 1973 | 1 June 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 10. | James Dooge | 1 June 1973 | 27 October 1977 | Fine Gael | |
| 11. | Séamus Dolan | 27 October 1977 | 8 October 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 12. | Charles McDonald | 8 October 1981 | 13 May 1982 | Fine Gael | |
| 13. | Tras Honan (1st time) | 13 May 1982 | 23 February 1983 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14. | Patrick J. Reynolds | 23 February 1983 | 25 April 1987 | Fine Gael | |
| Tras Honan (2nd time) | 25 April 1987 | 1 November 1989 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 15. | Seán Doherty | 1 November 1989 | 23 January 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 16. | Seán Fallon | 23 January 1992 | 12 July 1995 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 17. | Liam Naughten | 12 July 1995 | 16 November 1996 | Fine Gael | |
| 18. | Brian Mullooly (1st time) | 16 November 1996 | 27 November 1996 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 19. | Liam T. Cosgrave | 27 November 1996 | 17 September 1997 | Fine Gael | |
| Brian Mullooly (2nd time) | 17 September 1997 | 12 September 2002 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 20. | Rory Kiely | 12 September 2002 | 13 September 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 21. | Pat Moylan | 13 September 2007 | 25 May 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 22. | Paddy Burke | 25 May 2011 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
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