Maurice Hayes
Maurice Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 13 September 2007 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1927 Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 23 December 2017 (aged 90) Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Johanna Hayes |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | St Patrick's Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | |
Maurice Hayes (8 July 1927 – 23 December 2017) was an Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of both the 21st and 22nd Seanad. Hayes was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002. He also served, at the Taoiseach's request, as Chairman of the National Forum on Europe in the Republic of Ireland.
Hayes was voted European Person of the Year in 2003.