Paul Coghlan (1 June 1944 – 8 June 2023) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from June 2016 to March 2020 and a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1997 to 2020.[1][2]
Paul Coghlan | |
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.jpg) Coghlan in 2018 | |
| Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann | |
| In office 15 June 2016 – 27 March 2020 | |
| Cathaoirleach | Denis O'Donovan |
| Preceded by | Denis O'Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Buttimer |
| Senator | |
| In office 20 September 1997 – 27 March 2020 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1944 Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 8 June 2023 (aged 79) Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Peggy Coghlan (m. 1986) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Coghlan unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election in the Kerry South, constituency. He then stood on the Agricultural Panel in the election to the 20th Seanad, but did not win a seat.[3]
In 1997, he was elected to the 21st Seanad by the Industrial and Commercial Panel, and re-elected in 2002 to the 22nd Seanad, where he was Fine Gael spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. He was re-elected in 2007 to the 23rd Seanad, again by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
Born in Killarney, County Kerry, he was a member and former President of the Killarney Chamber of Commerce. He was a founding director of Radio Kerry and was a trustee and former Chairman of Muckross House. He was also a member of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland, the Life Assurance Association and the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers.
Coghlan was previously a member of Kerry County Council, Killarney Town Council and the Dingle Harbour Commissioners.
Coghlan was a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. He retired from politics in 2020 and did not contest the 2020 Seanad election.[4]
Coghlan died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Paul Coghlan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Senator Paul Coghlan elected Leas-Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann - Fine Gael". finegael.ie. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Paul Coghlan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Former Fine Gael senator Paul Coghlan dies aged 79". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2023.