Peter Sands (politician)

{{Short description|Irish politician and trade unionist (1924–2015)}}

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| office = Senator

| term_start = 23 June 2007

| term_end = 13 September 2007

| constituency = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Louth, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|17|1924|5|1|df=y}}

| death_place = County Louth, Ireland

| party = Fianna Fáil

| spouse = Una Sands

| children = 7

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Peter Sands (1 May 1924 – 17 October 2015) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who briefly served as a member of the 22nd Seanad.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Peter-Sands.S.2007-06-23/|title=Peter Sands|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=12 April 2009}} He was nominated by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, on 23 June 2007, to fill a vacancy left by the election of Brendan Kenneally to the Dáil at the 2007 general election.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/a-plum-post-for-one-of-berties-closest-friends-742405.html|title=A plum post for one of Bertie's closest friends|work=Irish Independent|date=23 June 2007|access-date=28 June 2007|first=Fionnan|last=Sheahan}} He was not nominated to the 23rd Seanad.

Sands was a lifelong trade unionist and former president of the Local Government and Public Services Union. He was a director of elections for Fianna Fáil in County Louth.

Sands died on 17 October 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/localnotes/peter-sands-lived-dozens-of-lives-in-one-34125055.html|title=Peter Sands lived dozens of lives in one|work=Irish Independent|date=24 October 2015|access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/peter-b-sands-louth-dunleer-256728|title=Death notice of PEter Sands|work=RIP.ie|date=17 October 2015|access-date=17 August 2024}}