Seán Treacy

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Seán Treacy
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office
14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977
Preceded byCormac Breslin
Succeeded byJoseph Brennan
In office
10 March 1987 – 26 June 1997
Preceded byTom Fitzpatrick
Succeeded bySéamus Pattison
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1997
ConstituencyTipperary South
Personal details
Born(1923-09-22)22 September 1923[1]
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died23 March 2018(2018-03-23) (aged 94)
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party

Seán Treacy (22 September 1923 – 23 March 2018)[2][3] was a former Irish politician. He was the Ceann Comhairle (chairman) of Dáil Éireann from 1973 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1997.[4]

He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1981 to 1984, replacing Eileen Desmond who resigned as an MEP when she was appointed Minister for Health and Social Welfare.

Treacy died on 23 March 2018 in Clonmel, Ireland at the age of 94.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Seán Treacy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  2. Profile of Seán Treacy
  3. "1st parliamentary term - Seán TREACY - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  4. "Mr. Seán Treacy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  5. Hosford, Paul. "Former Ceann Comhairle Sean Treacy dies aged 94". TheJournal.ie.

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