Brian Crowley
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| Brian Crowley MEP | |
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| Assumed office June 1994 |
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| Constituency | South |
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| Born | 4 March 1964 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
| Website | Official Website |
Brian Crowley (born 4 March 1964) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency.[1] He is co-president of the Union for Europe of the Nations group in the European Parliament in which Fianna Fáil sits.
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[edit] Biography
Crowley was born in Dublin in 1964. He received a diploma in law in 1993 from University College Cork, and the following year he was nominated by the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds to the 20th Seanad Éireann.[2] At the 1994 European Parliament election he was elected to the European Parliament for the Munster constituency. He has retained his seat at the three subsequent elections. He was a member of Ireland's Council of State from 1997 to 2004.[3]
His father, Flor Crowley served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for various Cork constituencies for most of the period between the 1965 general election and the February 1982 election.
He stated in an interview with The Irish Times on 29 September 2008 that he would like to run for President of Ireland in 2011.[3]
On 12 February 2009, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament approved a report drafted by Brian Crowley to extend the copyright term of music recordings from 50 years to 95 years.[4][5]
He is a wheelchair user following an accident at age 16.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Brian Crowley". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4174. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Mr. Brian Crowley". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=20&MemberID=1238&ConstID=210. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Fianna Fáil MEP Crowley says he would like to run for president". The Irish Times. 29 September 2008. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0929/1222420014885.html. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Music copyright to be extended to 95 years". European Parliament. 12 February 2009. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/058-48812-040-02-07-909-20090209IPR48791-09-02-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Extending copyright is music to major labels' ears". The Irish Times. 23 January 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0123/1232474675310.html. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Crowley tells wavering voters to hang tough". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/crowley-tells-wavering-voters-to-hang-tough-1735809.html. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
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