Michael Hayes (politician)

Michael Hayes (born December 1, 1889 , † July 11, 1976 ) was an Irish university professor , politician , long-time chairman of the House of Commons ( Ceann Comhairle ) and at times minister.

biography

Hayes completed a degree in Irish and later worked as a university professor.

He began his political career in 1921 when he was first elected as a candidate for Sinn Féin as a member of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ), where he predominantly represented the National University of Ireland in the following years . In 1922 he then joined the Cumann na nGaedheal .

In the provisional governments of the Dáil, he was Minister of Education during the terms of Arthur Griffith and William Thomas Cosgrave between January and September 1922. At the same time, Cosgrave appointed him Foreign Minister on August 21, 1922 , but left the government on September 9, 1922.

On the same day he was elected by the House of Commons to be its chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) and held this office for almost ten years until March 9, 1932, making him one of the parliamentary speakers with the longest terms in office. In 1933, however, Hayes failed to defend his mandate, so he left the lower house.

It was not until 1938 that he returned to political life when he was elected as a candidate for the Fine Gael for a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ). At first he represented the administration group there until 1948 , before he then mainly represented the culture and education group until 1965 . Between 1954 and 1957 he was nominated Senator by Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) John A. Costello .

In addition to his political career, Hayes was appointed full professor of the Irish language at the University College of Dublin (UCD) in 1951 .

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