Patrick McHugh (born 23 January 1953) is an Irish former politician.
[1] He was an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency.
He was a member of the Technical group established to ensure Dáil speaking time for independent TDs.
He lost his seat at the 2007 general election, getting a 5.8% share of the vote.
He served as a county councillor until the abolition of the dual mandate in 2004.