Tras Honan
Tras Honan (birth name: Tras Barlow ; born January 4, 1930 in Dublin ) is a former Irish politician of the Fianna Fáil .
biography
Tras Honan worked as a housewife and entrepreneur after completing school at St. Leo's Convent in Carlow and the Mercy Convent in Clonmel . She was married to me Dermot "Derry" Honan , who was a Senator from 1965 to 1973. Her father-in-law TV Honan was also a member of the Senate between 1934 and 1954 as a representative of Fianna Fáil.
In 1977 she was elected as a candidate of Fianna Fáil for the first time as a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ) and in this until 1992 she represented the interests of the group of public administration and social institutions, the so-called Administrative Panel .
On May 13, 1982 she was first Cathaoirleach and thus President of the Senate. She held this office until the Fianna Fáil was defeated on March 8, 1983 and was then Vice President of the Senate until April 13, 1987 ( Leas Cathaoirleach ).
Most recently she was Cathaoirleach again from April 25, 1987 to October 31, 1989. In 1992 she failed with a renewed candidacy for the Senate.
Her younger sister Caroline "Carrie" Acheson was a Member of the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ) for the constituency of Tipperary South between 1981 and February 1982 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Seanad Éireann - Volume 98 - May 13, 1982: Election of Cathaoirleach ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Honan, Tras |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barlow, Tras (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |