The Progressive Democrats,commonly referred to as the PDs,was a conservative liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.
Brendan Daly was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a long-serving Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency,a government minister,and Senator.
Jim Higgins is an Irish former Fine Gael politician. He served as a member of Seanad Éireann,Dáil Éireann,and was a European People's Party Member of the European Parliament for the North-West constituency from 2004 to 2014.
Sheila Terry is an Irish Fine Gael Party politician who served as a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann.
Michael Brennan is an Irish former politician from Adare in County Limerick who served as a member of Seanad Éireann.
Thomas Morrissey is a former Irish politician and member of Seanad Éireann and businessman. He was nominated by the Taoiseach,Bertie Ahern to the 22nd Seanad in 2002 as a member of the now defunct Progressive Democrats. He was subsequently appointed to the Progressive Democrats Front Bench as Transportation spokesperson in September 2002. During his time as a Senator,Morrissey served on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport. He also served as Chairman of the Progressive Democrats Parliamentary Party.
Kate Walsh was an Irish Progressive Democrats politician and community activist from Celbridge,County Kildare. In 2002 she was nominated by the Taoiseach as a member of Seanad Éireann.
Tom Parlon is an Irish former Progressive Democrats politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 2002 to 2007 and was also the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works. He later served as the Director General of the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland.
Tras Honan 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.
Liam Hyland is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who was an elected representative for over 25 years,as a Senator,Teachta Dála (TD) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
Helen Catherine Anne Keogh is an Irish businesswoman,and former Fine Gael politician who was Chief Executive of World Vision Ireland from 2003 until May 2018. She previously served as a Senator from 1989 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1992 to 1997.
Timothy McAuliffe was a Labour Party and politician from County Westmeath in Ireland. He was a senator for 18 years between 1961 and 1983.
The composition of Seanad Éireann,one of the two houses of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland,is set out in Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland. This provides for 60 Senators,of whom 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the election to general election to Dáil Éireann.
Ann Gallagher is a Social Democrat politician from County Leitrim in Ireland. She was formerly a member of the Labour Party and was a senator from 1993 to 1997. She obtained an honours law degree from Trinity College Dublin and is a solicitor by profession.
Charles McDonald is an Irish former Fine Gael politician. He was a Senator from 1961 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1992,a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1973 to 1977,and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1973 to 1979.
Dermot Patrick Honan was a Fianna Fáil politician from County Clare in Ireland who served as a senator for 8 years.
Thomas Vincent Honan,known as T. V. Honan,was a Sinn Féin activist and later a Fianna Fáil politician in Ireland who served as a senator for 20 years.
Helena McAuliffe-Ennis is a former Labour Party and Progressive Democrats politician from County Westmeath in Ireland. She was a senator from 1983 to 1987.
Timothy Conway is an Irish former politician from Naas in County Kildare. An accountant and long-serving local councillor,he served for six years as a senator in the 1980s and later contested two general elections. In the course of his political career he switched party twice,moving from the Labour Party to the Progressive Democrats and then to Fine Gael.
Cáit Keane is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.
