Tommy Broughan
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Tommy Broughan TD |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Bay North |
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In office November 1992 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 August 1947 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independents 4 Change (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (2011–2015) Labour Party (1991–2011) |
| Alma mater |
University College Dublin, University of London |
| Occupation | Former teacher |
| Website | www |
Thomas P. "Tommy" Broughan (born 1 August 1947) is an Irish Independents 4 Change politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-East constituency since November 1992.
Broughan was born in Dublin and educated at Moyle Park, Clondalkin, University College Dublin and University of London. He worked as a teacher at St Aidan's CBS, Whitehall before entering politics in 1991 when he was elected to Dublin City Council.
The following year, Broughan was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election to the 27th Dáil as a TD for Dublin North-East. He retained his seat at the 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.
Broughan has previously served as Labour Party spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; and Transport.
Broughan was regarded as being on the left-wing of the Labour Party. He first lost the party whip in 1994 during the Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition when he disagreed with the government decision to sell Team Aer Lingus, but he returned when that coalition collapsed at the end of 1994.
During Pat Rabbitte's leadership of the Labour party from 2002 to 2007 Broughan was a leading critic of Rabbitte's decision to form an electoral alliance with Fine Gael, instead advocating an independent strategy for the party, in addition to closer co-operation with the Green Party and Sinn Féin.
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