Curriculum Vitae

Private Secretary: Breda Burke

E-mail: LeasCC@Oireachtas.ie

Marital Status : Single

Education:
St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny
UCD extra mural diploma (Hons) in Social and Economic Science

Career

Séamus Pattison T.D. was unanimously elected Leas-Cheann Comhairle of the 29th Dáil on 18 June 2002.

Unanimously elected Ceann Comhairle at the first meeting of the 28th Dáil on 26 June 1997.

Full time public representative, formerly trade union official.

Member of:

• The European Parliament (July 1981 - December 1983)
• Kilkenny Corporation (1964-97), Alderman (1967-97)
• Kilkenny County Council (1964-97)
• Dáil Éireann since 1961 (also the longest serving Member of the Dáil, or "Father of the House")
• The ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union) now SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union) since 1958
• The Labour Party since 1952

Positions Held as Member of the Kilkenny Local Authorities

Elected:

• Mayor of Kilkenny City (1967, 1976, 1992)
• Chairman of Kilkenny County Council (1975 and 1980)

Member of :

• County Kilkenny Vocational Education Committee (1964-97) and vice-Chairman (1990-97)
• South Eastern Health Board (1971-85)
• Kilkenny County Development Committee (1965-85)

Positions Held as Member of Dáil Éireann

Labour Party spokesman on:

• Justice (1991-92)
• Energy and Forestry (1989-91)
• Defence and Marine (1987-88)

Minister of State, Department of Social Welfare (1983-87)

Labour Party spokesman on:

• Lands (1972-73)
• Justice (1967-72 )
• Education (1963-67)

• Member of British-Irish Interparliamentary Body (1993-97, 2002 to date)
• Chairman of Dáil Select Committee on Social Affairs (1993-97)
• Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and its Committees on Social and Legal Affairs (1989/1990 and 1996-97)
• Temporary Chairman of Dáil Éireann (1973-77 and 1987-97)
• Member of the Dáil Committee of Public Accounts (1972-77)

Positions Held as Member of the European Parliament

• Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment
• Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education and Sport
• Member of the Committee on Energy, Research and Technology