Pat Moylan (politician)
Pat Moylan | |
|---|---|
| Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann | |
| In office 13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rory Kiely |
| Succeeded by | Paddy Burke |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011 | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| In office 12 September 2002 – 13 September 2007 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1946 Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Mary Dunne |
| Children | 4 |
Pat Moylan (born 12 September 1946) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann.[1]
Born in Banagher, County Offaly, where he still lives, he is married with three sons and one daughter.
A member of Offaly County Council from 1975 to 2004, Moylan was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad by the Agricultural Panel. In 2002, he was nominated by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as a member of the 22nd Seanad, where he was Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Tourism, Sport and Recreation and was a member of the Joint House Services Committee. He was elected to the 23rd Seanad by the Agricultural Panel in 2007.[2]
He was elected as Cathaoirleach (chair) of the Seanad on 13 September 2007. He did not contest the 2011 Seanad election.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pat Moylan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Pat Moylan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.