Minister: Brendan Howlin

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Brendan Howlin

Brendan Howlin (born 9 May 1956) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 1987. He previously served as Leader of the Labour Party from 2016 to 2020, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform from 2011 to 2016, Leas-Cheann Comhairle from 2007 to 2011, Deputy leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Minister for the Environment from 1994 to 1997 and Minister for Health from 1993 to 1994. He was a Senator from 1983 to 1987, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

name	from	to	role	description	end	source	confidence
Department of Health (I)	1993-01-01	1994-11-01	Minister			"Travers Report, DOHC 2005"	5
Department of the Environment	1994-12-14	1997-06-26	Minister	Labour Party	Election New Goverment	http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/	5
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform	2011-07-06	2016-05-06	Minister	Labour Party	Election New Goverment	Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011; S.I. No. 401/2011; http://per.gov.ie/	5