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Brian Crowley
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 1994
ConstituencySouth
Personal details
Born (1964-03-04) 4 March 1964 (age 60)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma materUniversity College Cork
Websitewww.briancrowleymep.ie

Brian Crowley (born 4 March 1964) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and an ALDE Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency.[1] He was co-president of the Union for Europe of the Nations group in the European Parliament in which Fianna Fáil sat until it joined the ELDR and, by extension, ALDE. He is a wheelchair-user as a result of an accident he suffered at age 16.[2]

Biography

Crowley was born in Dublin in 1964, but was raised in Bandon, County Cork, where he attended Hamilton High School.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

He is a member of the European Parliament's Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group in the European Parliament, which comprises 103 MEPs from 22 Member States. Crowley is a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the delegation for relations with the United States. Crowley also serves as a substitute member of the Committee on Legal Affairs.

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.

Brian Crowley stated in an interview with The Irish Times on 29 September 2008 that he would like to run for President of Ireland at the 2011 presidential election.[5]

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.[6][7]

In June 2011, Crowley refused to release details of his expense and allowance claims as a member of the European Parliament.[8]

Again in July 2011, Crowley declared to Fianna Fáil party colleagues, that he was available to run for the presidency,[9] but had been advised by party colleague Fianna Fáil TD Willie O'Dea not to seek his party's nomination.[10] In the context of failure to be nominated for the presidential election by his party, Crowley withdrew his candidature for the nomination.[11][12]

From 2011 to 2013, Crowley had trouble with sores on his legs arising from his paralysis.[13] These required repeated treatment which kept him out of the public eye, which resulted in Crowley having the poorest attendance and voting record score in the parliament.[14] [15] In July 2013 he said his health was improved and he intended to stand for re-election in 2014.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brian Crowley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Aidan (12 May 2009). "Crowley tells wavering voters to hang tough". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Crowley likely to join race for Áras". Cork Independent. 24 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Mr. Brian Crowley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Fianna Fáil MEP Crowley says he would like to run for president". The Irish Times. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Music copyright to be extended to 95 years". European Parliament. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Extending copyright is music to major labels' ears". The Irish Times. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  8. ^ Byrne, Luke (24 June 2011). "Two MEPs in President race refuse to give expense details". Irish Independent.
  9. ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (29 July 2011). "Crowley seeks FF nod to join race for Aras". Irish Independent.
  10. ^ Minihan, Mary (19 August 2011). "Crowley advised against Áras bid". The Irish Times.
  11. ^ "Another fateful blow dealt to the Soldiers of Destiny". Irish Independent. 17 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Michael D heads presidential poll but 33pc yet to decide". Irish Independent. 8 September 2011.
  13. ^ a b Ó Fátharta, Conall (8 July 2013). "I wanted my legs amputated, says MEP Crowley". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2013. Cite error: The named reference "ex236207" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  14. ^ Democracy and Declarations: The Cost of an MEP
  15. ^ Voting record
European Parliament
Preceded by Member of the European Parliament for Munster
1994–2004 		Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of the European Parliament for South
2004–present 		Incumbent

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