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The current Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, was appointed by Harry Reid in 2012. The previous Parliamentarian, Alan Frumin, retired after having held the position twice (once appointed by Democrats and the second time by Republicans).
The last Parliamentarian who was "fired" was Robert Dove and like Alan Frumin he held the position twice. He was fired by Democrats in 1987, then brought back by Republicans in 95 then fired by Republicans in 2001.
Senate Parliamentarians don't get "fired" very often, both parties seem to do it at about the same rate, and even when they are "fired" (demoted really) they tend to boomerang back into the position after a few years. There's only been 6 of them since the role was established in 1935.
Aha! Here it is:
May 7, 2001
Senate Parliamentarian Robert Dove, the official responsible for enforcing the chamber's rules and procedures, has been asked to leave his post after a dispute with the Republican leadership, Senate sources said yesterday.
Dove angered Republicans, especially Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), with at least two recent rulings that effectively made it harder for the GOP to push President Bush's budget and tax cut proposals through the evenly divided body
Thank you! I remember hearing that, during one of the budget reconciliations, the parliamentarian had denied that they could do and so they replaced that person.
Ah, yes, Rafael Cruz, you miserable SOB: “Sen. "Ted Cruz" commented MacDonough should be fired or ignored”