Tras Honan

Tras Honan
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
25 April 1987 – 1 November 1989
Preceded byPatrick J. Reynolds
Succeeded bySeán Doherty
In office
13 May 1982 – 23 February 1983
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byPatrick J. Reynolds
Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
9 March 1983 – 25 April 1987
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byCharles McDonald
Senator
In office
27 October 1977 – 17 February 1993
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Personal details
Born
Tras Barlow

(1930-01-04)4 January 1930
Dublin, Ireland
Died25 November 2023(2023-11-25) (aged 93)
Waterford, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
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(m. 1960; died 1986)​
Children2
Relatives

Tras Honan (née Barlow; 4 January 1930 – 25 November 2023) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1982 to 1983, and 1987 to 1992, Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1983 to 1987, and as a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1977 to 1992. Honan was the first woman and to date the only woman to have held the position of Cathaoirleach (Chair) in the upper house of the Oireachtas.[1]

  1. ^ "Tras Honan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2008.