Maurice Cummins

Maurice Cummins (born 25 February 1953) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Leader of the Seanad and Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for Labour Panel from 2002 to 2016.^[1]

Maurice Cummins
Cummins in 2009
Leader of the Seanad
In office 3 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Deputy	Ivana Bacik
Preceded by	Donie Cassidy
Succeeded by	Jerry Buttimer
Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad
In office 3 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
Leader	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Frances Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Jerry Buttimer
Senator
In office 12 September 2002 – 8 June 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-25) 25 February 1953 (age 72) Waterford, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Children	John
Alma mater	University College Cork

He was first elected as a Senator in 2002, for the Labour Panel, and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.^[2] He was a member of Waterford City Council formerly Waterford Corporation from 1979 to 2002, and was Mayor of Waterford in 1995–1996. He was an unsuccessful Dáil candidate for the Waterford constituency at the 1992, 1997 and 2002 general elections.^[2]

He was the Leader of the Seanad from May 2011 until June 2016 when he lost his seat.^[2] A son, John Cummins, was elected to the Seanad in 2020.^[3]