Leader of the Seanad

The Leader of the Seanad is the leader of the government senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland. Since April 2011, the incumbent is Maurice Cummins of Fine Gael.

List

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Name	Term of office		Party
Thomas Mullins	1961	1973		Fianna Fáil
Michael J. O'Higgins	1 June 1973	27 October 1977		Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	27 October 1977	8 October 1981		Fianna Fáil
Gemma Hussey	8 October 1981	26 March 1982		Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan, Snr	26 March 1982	21 December 1982		Fianna Fáil
James Dooge	21 December 1982	3 April 1987		Fine Gael
Mick Lanigan	3 April 1987	16 May 1990		Fianna Fáil
Seán Fallon	16 May 1990	23 January 1992		Fianna Fáil
G. V. Wright	23 January 1992	20 December 1994		Fianna Fáil
Maurice Manning	20 December 1994	17 September 1997		Fine Gael
Donie Cassidy	17 September 1997	26 June 2002		Fianna Fáil
Mary O'Rourke	26 June 2002	3 July 2007		Fianna Fáil
Donie Cassidy	3 July 2007	25 May 2011		Fianna Fáil
Maurice Cummins	25 May 2011	Incumbent		Fine Gael