Pat Moylan (politician) explained

Nationality:Irish
Office:Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
Term Start:13 September 2007
Term End:25 May 2011
Predecessor:Rory Kiely
Successor:Paddy Burke
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:13 September 2007
Term End2:25 May 2011
Term Start3:17 September 1997
Term End3:12 September 2002
Constituency3:Agricultural Panel
Term Start4:12 September 2002
Term End4:13 September 2007
Constituency4:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Date:12 September 1946
Birth Place:Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pat Moylan. Oireachtas Members Database. 25 January 2010. 22 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522181429/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Pat-Moylan.S.1997-09-17/. live.
  2. Web site: Pat Moylan. ElectionsIreland.org. 25 January 2010. 21 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221203241/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4396. live.