Michael McDowell (politician)
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Senator Michael McDowell SC |
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| Tánaiste | |
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In office 13 September 2006 – 14 June 2007 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Mary Harney |
| Succeeded by | Brian Cowen |
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform | |
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In office 6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | John O'Donoghue |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Leader of the Progressive Democrats | |
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In office 11 September 2006 – 25 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Harney |
| Succeeded by | Mary Harney |
| 27th Attorney General of Ireland | |
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In office 17 July 1999 – 6 June 2002 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | David Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Rory Brady |
| Senator | |
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Assumed office 27 April 2016 |
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| Constituency | National University of Ireland |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1987 – June 1989 |
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In office November 1992 – June 1997 |
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In office May 2002 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
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Michael McDowell 29 May 1951 Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent (2009-) |
| Other political affiliations |
Fine Gael (until 1985) Progressive Democrats (1985-2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Niamh Brennan |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Profession | Barrister |
Michael McDowell (born 29 May 1951) is a Senior Counsel in the Bar Council of Ireland and a politician.
A grandson of Irish revolutionary Eoin MacNeill, McDowell was a founding member of the Progressive Democrats political party in the mid-1980s. On three occasions he was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency, serving in the 25th Dáil (1987–89), the 27th Dáil (1992–97), and the 29th Dáil (2002–07). He lost his Dáil seat at the general elections of 1989, 1997, and 2007.
During his years in public life, McDowell also served as Attorney General of Ireland (1999–2002), as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (2002–07), as leader of the Progressive Democrats (2006–07), and as Tánaiste (2006–07).
McDowell led the Progressive Democrats to a disastrous performance in the 2007 general election, in which the party lost six of its eight seats in Dáil Éireann, including his own. After conceding his seat to John Gormley at the RDS count centre in Dublin, McDowell abruptly resigned as party leader and announced his immediate retirement from public life. He has since resumed his private legal career. He returned to politics in 2016 and was elected to Seanad Éireann on the National University of Ireland panel.
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