Maurice Hayes

Maurice Hayes
Senator
In office September 1997 – July 2007
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1927-07-08)8 July 1927 Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died	23 December 2017(2017-12-23) (aged 90) Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Johanna
Children	5
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Profession	Author Academic Civil Servant Politician

Maurice Hayes (8 July 1927 – 23 December 2017) was an Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of the 21st and 22nd Seanads.^[1] 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.^[1]