This is a list of the members of the 20th
Seanad Éireann, the
upper house of the
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:
*The President of Ireland
*The bicameralism, two houses of the Oireachtas ...
(legislature) of
Ireland. These
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
s were elected or appointed in 1993, after the
1992 general election and served until the close of poll for the
21st Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 21st Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. Unless otherwise indicated, these Senators were elected or appointed in 1997, after the 1997 general election and served unt ...
in 1997.
Composition of the 20th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the
Vocational panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are
nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 20th Seanad first met on 17 February 1993.
List of senators
Changes
See also
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Members of the 27th Dáil
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23rd Government of Ireland
The 1992 general election was held on 25 November 1992. The 23rd Government of Ireland (12 January 1993 – 15 December 1994), the first government of the 27th Dáil, was a coalition of Fianna Fáil (with leader Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach) an ...
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24th Government of Ireland
The 24th Government of Ireland (15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997) was the government formed after the Labour Party had left its previous coalition with Fianna Fáil two years into the 27th Dáil. It was a coalition of Fine Gael, with leader J ...
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References
External links
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