Patrick Hogan

Patrick Hogan ( Irish Pádraig Ó hÓgáin , born January 1, 1886 in Kilmaley , County Clare , † January 24, 1969 ) was an Irish politician of the Irish Labor Party and former chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ).

biography

Hogan initially graduated in law and was then as plädierender lawyer ( Barrister-at-Law working).

From July to September 1922 he was acting minister of labor. In 1923 he was elected as a candidate for the Irish Labor Party for the first time as a member of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ). There he represented the interests of the County Clare constituency for 15 years until he lost his mandate in 1938 . Between 1938 and 1943 he was a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ) as a representative of the group of workers , before he was re-elected as a member of the lower house in 1943 and there until his death in 1969 - with an interruption from 1944 to 1948 after an election defeat - for again represented the constituency of County Clare for another 22 years.

As early as October 27, 1927, he became Deputy Chairman (Leas-Cheann Comhairle) of the House of Commons, but resigned from this office almost six months later on March 8, 1928. However, he was again from 1932 to 1938 Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

On June 13, 1951, he succeeded Frank Fahy as Chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ). He held this office until his resignation at the age of almost 82 years on November 7, 1967, and at 16 years of office is after Fahy the speaker of the House of Commons with the second longest term of service. At the same time he was the first Speaker of Parliament from the ranks of the Irish Labor Party.

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