When did Michael D. Higgins first serve as a senator?
1973
1975
1977
1979
Answer
Michael D. Higgins was first elected to the Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate) in 1973. He served as a Senator until 1981, when he was elected to Dáil Éireann (Irish House of Representatives). He served as a TD (Member of Parliament) until 2011, when he was elected President of Ireland.
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