Michael Colgan (politician)

Michael Colgan (died 22 June 1953) was an Irish independent politician and trade union official.

He was first elected to the 4th Seanad in 1943 by the Labour Panel.

[1] He stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann as an National Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-East constituency at the 1944 general election,[2] and also lost his seat at the 1944 Seanad election.

He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1948 and in 1951 again by the Labour Panel.

[1] He was the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1942, and president of the Congress of Irish Unions in 1950.