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A candidate for Labour. View party
ELECTED
Brendan Howlin
Party
Constituency
Occupation
TD and minister
Age
59
Biography

First elected to the Dáil in 1987, he has been a sitting TD since. The current Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, he is a former Minister for the Environment and Minister for Health. He is a former deputy leader of Labour and has challenged for the leadership on a number of occasions.

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