| 25th Seanad | |||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 8 June 2016 – 27 March 2020 | ||||||||||
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| Members | 60 | ||||||||||
| Cathaoirleach | Denis O'Donovan | ||||||||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Paul Coghlan | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Jerry Buttimer | ||||||||||
| Deputy leader of the Seanad | Catherine Noone | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Catherine Ardagh | ||||||||||
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The 25th Seanad was in office from 2016 to 2020. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2016 general election to the 32nd Dáil on 26 February. There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians, for which polling closed on 25 April; 6 were elected in two university constituencies, for which polling closed on 26 April; and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach (Enda Kenny) on 27 May 2016. It remained in office until the close of poll for the 26th Seanad in March 2020.