Séamus Pattison
Séamus Pattison (born April 19, 1936 in Kilkenny , County Kilkenny , † February 4, 2018 ) was an Irish politician of the Irish Labor Party and former chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ).
biography
Pattison was born in 1936 to the politician James Pattison and his wife Ellen (née Fogarty). Originally a functionary of the trade union ( Trade Union ), he began his political career in 1961, when he was elected as a candidate for the Irish Labor Party for the first time as a member of the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ). There he represented the interests of the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency for 46 years until 2007 . From 1964 to 1997 he was a member of the Kilkenny City Council ( Kilkenny Corporation ). During this time, Pattison held the office of mayor of the city three times, namely 1967 to 1968, 1976 to 1977 and 1992 to 1993.
In 1981 he replaced Liam Kavanagh in the European Parliament . In 1983 he left the European Parliament to become Minister of State . Thus Pattison was in the coalition government led by Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael and Labor Party from December 15, 1983 until his resignation on January 20, 1987 Minister of State to the Minister for Social Welfare. He later served as Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs from May 1993 to January 1995 and again from March 1995 to June 1997.
After the general election of 1997 he was on June 26, 1997 as the successor of his party friend Seán Treacy chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) of the lower house. He held this office until June 18, 2002 and then exchanged the office of President of Parliament with his previous deputy Rory O'Hanlon from Fianna Fáil due to the previous general election . He then held the post of Vice Chairman of the House of Commons ( Leas-Cheann Comhairle ) until April 29, 2007.
Pattison decided not to run again in the general election in May 2007 and resigned from the Dáil.
Web links
- Irish Ministries
- Entry on the side of the Oireachtas
- Entry on Séamus Pattison in the Members' database of the European Parliament
Individual evidence
- ^ Honorary Freeman of Kilkenny City and former Ceann Comhairle, Seamus Pattison has passed away , accessed February 4, 2018
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004: 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pattison, Séamus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish Politician (Irish Labor Party), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilkenny , County Kilkenny |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 2018 |