Constituency Laois–Offaly Occupation Auctioneer Parents Bernard Cowen Nationality Irish Name Barry Cowen Party Fianna Fail | Political party Fianna Fail Role Politician Siblings Brian Cowen Children 4 Spouse Mary Cowen | |
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Barry cowen td raises escalating housing homeless crisis
Barry Cowen is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Offaly constituency, upon being elected at the 2011 general election. He previously sat as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois-Offaly constituency from 2011 to 2016.
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He is married with four children and is a full time politician. He is the brother of former Taoiseach Brian Cowen. His father Bernard Cowen was also a TD. His grandfather Christy Cowen was an Offaly County Councillor and a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive. Another relation, Ernest Cowan, was also a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive having been elected to its Committee of 15.
Before his election to Dáil Éireann, he was a member of Offaly County Council for the Tullamore electoral area from 1991.
He has served in various Shadow Cabinet roles, Opposition Spokesperson for Social Protection from 2011 to 2012, and Opposition Spokesperson for Housing, Planning and Local Government since July 2012.
He represented Fianna Fáil in talks on government formation in 2016.