John Robb (surgeon)
John Robb | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 13 May 1982 – 1989 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1932 Queen's University, Belfast |
| Profession | Surgeon |
John David Alexander Robb (24 February 1932 – 13 February 2018) was a surgeon from Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland who served for seven years a member of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of the Republic of Ireland).
Career
A liberal
Queen's University, Belfast and later specialised in surgery.[1]
Later, he became a member of the
Catholic
and Gaelic vision which was then perceived to be on offer as an alternative to Unionism.
In 1982, he was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey to be a member of the 16th Seanad. He was nominated to the 17th Seanad by the Fine Gael Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, and by Haughey to the 18th Seanad. After the 1989 general election he was not nominated to the 19th Seanad.[3]
He died on 13 February 2018.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Dr John DA Robb (Obituary)". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ McCreary, Alf (15 February 2018). "President's tribute to Dr John Robb, surgeon and 'voice of reconciliation'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "John Robb". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former senator John Robb". The Irish Times. 14 February 2018.