Seán Treacy (politician)

For the IRA officer, see Seán Treacy.

Seán Treacy
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977
Preceded by	Cormac Breslin
Succeeded by	Joseph Brennan
In office 10 March 1987 – 26 June 1997
Preceded by	Tom Fitzpatrick
Succeeded by	Séamus Pattison
Teachta Dála
In office October 1961 – June 1997
Constituency	Tipperary South
Personal details
Born	(1923-09-23) 23 September 1923 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party

Seán Treacy (born 23 September 1923) is a former Irish politician who was Ceann Comhairle (chairman) of Dáil Éireann from 1973 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1997.

He was first elected to the Dáil at the 1961 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency and was re-elected in seven subsequent elections and returned automatically in three more due to his being Ceann Comhairle. He left the Labour Party in 1987 and was elected as an independent TD at the 1987 general election. He retired from politics at the 1997 general election.

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.

External links

• European Parliament profile

Political offices
Preceded by Cormac Breslin	Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann 1973–1977	Succeeded by Joseph Brennan
Preceded by Thomas J. Fitzpatrick	Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann 1987–1997	Succeeded by Séamus Pattison