Brendan Howlin
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Brendan Howlin TD |
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| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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Assumed office 20 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Burton |
| Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform | |
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In office 9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
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In office 26 June 2007 – 9 March 2011 |
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| Ceann Comhairle |
John O'Donoghue Rory O'Hanlon |
| Preceded by | Séamus Pattison |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kitt |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 13 November 1997 – 25 October 2002 |
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| Leader | Ruairi Quinn |
| Preceded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Liz McManus |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 14 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Michael Smith |
| Succeeded by | Noel Dempsey |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | John O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Michael Woods |
| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 1987 |
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| Constituency | Wexford |
| Senator | |
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In office 21 February 1983 – 17 February 1987 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
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9 May 1956 Wexford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Dublin |
| Website | www |
Brendan Howlin (born 9 May 1956) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is Leader of the Labour Party since 2016 and has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Wexford since 1987. He has been Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Health and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
Born into a highly political family in Wexford, Howlin is the son of John and Molly Howlin (née Dunbar), and named after Brendan Corish, the local Labour TD. Howlin's father was a trade union official who served as secretary of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in Wexford for 40 years. He also secured election as a Labour member of Wexford Corporation, where he served for eighteen years, and was also election agent to Brendan Corish. Howlin's mother was also strongly involved in local Labour politics.
Howlin grew up in Wexford town and was educated locally at Wexford CBS. He later attended St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin and qualified as a primary school teacher. During his career as a teacher he was active in the Irish National Teachers' Organisation, before embarking on a career in full-time politics.
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