Maurice Hayes | |
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Senator | |
In office 17 September 1997 – 13 September 2007 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland | 8 July 1927
Died | 23 December 2017 Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland | (aged 90)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Johanna Hayes |
Children | 5 |
Education | St Patrick's Grammar School |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Profession | |
Maurice Hayes (8 July 1927 – 23 December 2017) was an Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of the 21st and 22nd Seanads.[1] Hayes was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002. He also served, at the Taoiseach's request, as Chairman of the National Forum on Europe in the Republic of Ireland.
Hayes was voted European Person of the Year in 2003.[1]