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Mr. Michael McDowell
(29/05/1951 - )
Profession: Senior Counsel
Party: Independent (Independent members of the 25th Seanad)
- House: 25th Seanad
- Constituency: National University of Ireland
- Period: 2016
- Party: Independent
- Committee Membership:
- 21 July 2016: Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- 16 June 2016: Select Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann Chairman
- House: 29th Dáil
- Constituency: Dublin South-East
- Period: 2002-2007
- Party: Progressive Democrats
- House: 27th Dáil
- Constituency: Dublin South-East
- Period: 1992-1997
- Party: Progressive Democrats
- House: 25th Dáil
- Constituency: Dublin South-East
- Period: 1987-1989
- Party: Progressive Democrats
Address
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2.
T: (01) 6183466
E: michael.mcdowell@oireachtas.ie
Details
He was defeated in the 1989 elections
Attorney General [17 July 1999 to 06 June 2002]
29th Dáil - Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform [6 June 2002 to 14 June 2007]
Leader of the Progressive Democrats [12 September 2006 to 25 May 2007]
Tánaiste [13 September 2006 to 14 June 2007]
Defeated in the 2007 General Election