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, and previously from 2011 to 2016. From 2016 to 2020, he was a TD for the Offaly constituency. He previously served as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from June to July 2020.
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| Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | 2020-06-27 | 2020-07-14 | Minister | Fianna Fáil; Appointed following formation of Government in June 2020. Dismissed in July 2020 due to controversy surrounding a prior road traffic incident | Dismissal | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-06-27/11/; https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-members-of-government-2020; https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-07-14/32/ | 5 |