Barry Cowen
Barry Cowen | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Laois–Offaly |
| In office February 2016 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Offaly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1967[1] Clara, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Mary Cowen (m. 1995) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | NUI Galway |
Barry Cowen (born 28 August 1967) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency since the 2020 general election.[2][3] He was previously a TD for the Offaly constituency from 2016 to 2020, and for Laois–Offaly from 2011 to 2016.
He is married with four children and is a full-time politician.[4] He is the brother of former Taoiseach Brian Cowen. His father Bernard Cowen was also a TD, Senator and Minister of State. His grandfather Christy Cowen was an Offaly County Councillor and a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive. Another relation, Ernest Cowan, was also a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive having been elected to its Committee of 15.[citation needed]
Before his election to Dáil Éireann, he was a member of Offaly County Council for the Tullamore local electoral area since 1991.[2]
He has served in various Fianna Fáil Front Bench roles, Spokesperson for Social Protection from 2011 to 2012, Spokesperson for Housing, Planning and Local Government from 2012 to 2018 and Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform since March 2018.[citation needed]
He represented Fianna Fáil in talks on government formation in 2016.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 135. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ a b "Barry Cowen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Barry Cowen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Barry Cowen". Fianna Fáil website. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ McGee, Harry (12 March 2016). "Fianna Fáil's negotiating team for government talks revealed". The Irish Times.
External links
- Barry Cowen, Fianna Fáil website