Denis O'Donovan

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Senator
Denis O'Donovan
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Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
8 June 2016 – 29 June 2020
Preceded by Paddy Burke
Succeeded by Mark Daly
Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
25 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke
Preceded by Paddy Burke
Succeeded by Paul Coghlan
Senator
Assumed office
25 May 2011
Constituency Agricultural Panel
In office
13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011
In office
12 September 1997 – 18 May 2002
Constituency Industrial and Commercial Panel
In office
12 October 1989 – 10 December 1992
Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
Constituency Cork South-West
Personal details
Born (1955-07-23) 23 July 1955 (age 69)
Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fianna Fáil
Alma mater University College Cork

Denis O'Donovan (born 23 July 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2011. He previously served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2016 to 2020 and Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2011 to 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2002 to 2007.[1]

A native of Bantry, County Cork, he was elected to Cork County Council in 1985, and re-elected in 1991 and 1999. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in 1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1993 Seanad election but was elected to the Seanad in 1997 as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. O'Donovan was elected to Dáil Éireann, on his fifth attempt, at the 2002 general election for the Cork South-West constituency. He lost his Dáil seat at the 2007 general election, however, he was subsequently elected to the Seanad.[2]

O'Donovan was the Chairman of the all-party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, established in December 2002 to review the Constitution. He has a degree in law from University College Cork and is a qualified solicitor.[1]

In June 2010, he lost the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party whip when he failed to support the government on the Dog Breeding Establishment bill.[3] He was a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 2011 general election for Cork South-West but was not elected. He was re-elected to the Seanad in April 2011. He was Leas-Chathaoirleach (Deputy Chairman) of the 24th Seanad.[4] He was re-elected again to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in April 2016 and again in April 2020.

He served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 8 June 2016 until 29 June 2020.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Mark Daly

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