Seán Treacy (politician)

Seán Treacy ( born September 23, 1923) is an Irish politician of the Irish Labour Party and former Chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ) of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament.

Biography

Treacy, who was originally a factory worker in the shoe and boot industry, began his political career in 1961 when he was first elected as a candidate of the Irish Labour Party in the Dáil Éireann. There he represented for 36 years until 1997, the interests of the constituency of Tipperary South.

After the election in 1973 to the 19th Dáil Éireann, he was on 14 March in1973 whose chairman ( Ceann Comhairle ). This office he held until May 25, 1977. In this role, he was next Senate President ( Cathaoirleach ) James Dooge and the President of the Supreme Court, Thomas F. O'Higgins, twice during his tenure, and that from 17 November (death of Erskine Hamilton Childers ) until 19 December 1974 and 22 November (withdrawal of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ) to December 3, 1976 member of the so-called Presidential Commission ( Coimisiún na hUachtaránachta ), which in the case of premature departure of a president to Appointed a new president leads the official duties of Head of State.

Despite the loss of four roles, he was then again after the 1987 election again on March 10, 1987 Chairman of Dáil Éireann and held that post this time ten years until 26 June 1997. In 1997 he retired from the Dáil and handed the office as President of the Parliament of his party colleague Séamus Pattison. Treacy was still the only Chairman of Dáil Éireann, who held this office twice.