Richard Conroy (born 12 November 1933) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and businessman. He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel in 1977 and served until 1981. He was again elected to the Seanad in 1989 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and served until 1993. He lost his seat at the 1993 Seanad election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1997 Seanad election. He is an emeritus professor of physiology in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and founder and director of Conroy Gold and Natural Resources, a mining and exploration company.