Terry Leyden
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Senator Terry Leyden |
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| Senator | |
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Assumed office September 2002 |
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| Constituency | Labour Panel |
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In office 2 December 1992 – 17 December 1992 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – November 1992 |
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| Constituency | Roscommon |
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In office June 1977 – June 1981 |
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| Constituency | Roscommon–Leitrim |
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1 October 1945 Roscommon, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Mary O'Connor |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
Terry Leyden (born 1 October 1945) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Formerly a Teachta Dála (TD), he is a member of Seanad Éireann.
An architect by profession, he was elected to Roscommon County Council in 1974, and re-elected in 1979 and 1985. Leyden was elected to Dáil Éireann at his first attempt, in the 1977 general election, when he was returned to the 21st Dáil as a TD for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency. He was returned for the new Roscommon constituency at the 1981 general election, and re-elected a further four times before losing his seat at the 1992 general election in the new Longford–Roscommon constituency.
From March to December 1982, he served as Minister of State at the Department of Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. He then served as Minister of State at the Department of Health from 1987 to 1989, and as Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce from 1989 to 1992.
Following his Dáil defeat he sat very briefly in the 19th Seanad, having been nominated by the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds on 2 December 1992. After the 19th Seanad last sat on 17 December 1992 he stood unsuccessfully in the 1993 election to Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel, and was unsuccessful again in 1997 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
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