1979–1980 Massachusetts legislature
| 171st Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 3, 1979 – July 5, 1980 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | William Bulger | ||||
| Majority leader | Daniel J. Foley | ||||
| Vice-Leader Majority of House of Representatives | Mary L. Fonseca | ||||
| Minority Leader | John Francis Parker | ||||
| Vice-Leader Minority | David H. Locke | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas W. McGee | ||||
| Majority Leader | George Keverian | ||||
| Vice-Leader Majority of State Senate | John E. Murphy Jr. | ||||
| Vice-Leader Minority of State Senate | William G. Robinson | ||||
| Vice-Leader Assistant Minority of Massachusetts State Senate | Iris Holland | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
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William Bulger, Senate president.
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1979-1980.
The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. In 1980, the General Court voted to establish the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education with the authority to consolidate resources for public higher education in the state.