1. Aideen Hayden was born on 1 June 1959 and is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator from 2011 to 2016, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.
12 Facts About Aideen Hayden
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Aideen Hayden moved to Dublin and attended St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School.
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Aideen Hayden did a Bachelors of Economics and History in University College Dublin.
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Aideen Hayden was a Board Member of the Private Residential Tenancies Board from 2004 to 2011.
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Aideen Hayden resigned her Board membership when she was appointed to the Seanad.
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Aideen Hayden received a PhD in Housing Policy from University College Dublin in 2014.
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Aideen Hayden unsuccessfully contested the 2011 Seanad election for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
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Aideen Hayden was the Labour Party Seanad Spokesperson on Housing, Children and Youth Affairs and later replaced Senator Susan O'Keefe as Labour Whip.
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Aideen Hayden held the positions of Spokesperson on Finance and Spokesperson on European Affairs.
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Aideen Hayden introduced a private member's motion to establish schemes for distressed mortgage holders which received cross-party support.
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Aideen Hayden was Vice-Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Aideen Hayden received the UCD Alumni Award for Social Sciences in 2016.