Brendan Howlin
Brendan Howlin (born 9 May 1956) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was Leader of the Labour Party since May 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 1987.
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| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Burton |
| Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform | |
| In office 9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 26 June 2007 – 9 March 2011 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | |
| Preceded by | Séamus Pattison |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kitt |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 13 November 1997 – 25 October 2002 | |
| Leader | Ruairi Quinn |
| Preceded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Liz McManus |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 14 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 | |
| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Michael Smith |
| Succeeded by | Noel Dempsey |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994 | |
| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | John O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Michael Woods |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Wexford |
| Senator | |
| In office 21 February 1983 – 17 February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1956 Wexford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Dublin |
| Website | brendanhowlin |
He was Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform from 2011 to 2016, Leas-Cheann Comhairle from 2007 to 2011, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Minister for the Environment from 1994 to 1997 and Minister for Health from 1993 to 1994.
He was a Senator from 1983 to 1987, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2]
In February 2020, after a poor result for the Labour Party in the 2020 general election, he announced that he would be stepping down as party leader in a few weeks.[3]
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Irish politician Brendan Howlin in 1996
Howlin (front left) in 2013.
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References
- ↑ "Brendan Howlin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ↑ "Profile of Brendan Howlin". Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ↑ Howlin stepping down as Labour leader. RTÉ. 12 February 2020. https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/2020/0212/1114868-labour-party/. Retrieved 12 February 2020.