Leader of the Seanad

The Leader of the Seanad is the leader of the government senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland. Since April 2011, the incumbent is Maurice Cummins of Fine Gael.

List

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Name	Term of office
Thomas Mullins	1961	1973	Fianna Fáil
Michael J. O'Higgins	1 June 1973	27 October 1977	Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	27 October 1977	8 October 1981	Fianna Fáil
Gemma Hussey	8 October 1981	26 March 1982	Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	26 March 1982	21 December 1982	Fianna Fáil
James Dooge	21 December 1982	3 April 1987	Fine Gael
Mick Lanigan	3 April 1987	16 May 1990	Fianna Fáil
Seán Fallon	16 May 1990	23 January 1992	Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright	23 January 1992	20 December 1994	Fianna Fáil
Maurice Manning	20 December 1994	17 September 1997	Fine Gael
Donie Cassidy	17 September 1997	26 June 2002	Fianna Fáil
Mary O'Rourke	26 June 2002	3 July 2007	Fianna Fáil
Donie Cassidy	3 July 2007	25 May 2011	Fianna Fáil
Maurice Cummins	25 May 2011	Incumbent	Fine Gael

References

Seanad Éireann

Positions	Cathaoirleach Leader of the Seanad

Vocational Panels	Administrative Agricultural Cultural and Educational Industrial and Commercial Labour

University constituencies	National University of Ireland University of Dublin

Other members	Nominated members

Related topics	Senate of Southern Ireland Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State) Irish Seanad election, 1925 2013 abolition proposal

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