Fergal Browne

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Fergal Browne (born 1 September 1973) is a Fine Gael Party politician from County Carlow in Ireland who served as a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann. He was elected by the Labour Panel in 2002.^[1]

A member of Carlow Town Council from the 1999 local elections until the abolition in 2003 of the dual mandate, Browne was elected as Mayor of Carlow Town in July 2002.^[2] At the 2007 general election he stood in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, but did not win a seat. After his defeat, he stood for the 23rd Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel, but was unsuccessful.^[3]

His father John Browne (born 1936) is a former senator and TD for Carlow-Kilkenny.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Mr. Feargal Browne. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
^ Fergal Browne. Fine Gael website. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
^ Feargal Browne's electoral history. Electionsireland.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
^ John Browne's electoral history. ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.

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Cathaoirleach Rory Kiely (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Mary O'Rourke (FF)

Administrative Panel	Timmy Dooley (FF) • Frank Feighan (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Joe McHugh (FG) • Joanna Tuffy (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Ulick Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Martin Mansergh (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eamon Scanlon (FF) • Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Noel Coonan (FG) • Brian Hayes (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	James Bannon (FG) • Eddie Bohan (FF) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Margaret Cox (Ind) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Derek McDowell (Lab) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Sheila Terry (FG) • Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Fergal Browne (FG) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Brendan Daly (FF) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Michael Finucane (FG) • Liam Fitzgerald (FF) • John Gerard Hanafin (FF) • Jim Higgins (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Lab)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach (2002)	Cyprian Brady (FF) • Michael Brennan (PD) • John Dardis (PD) • Maurice Hayes (Ind) • Brendan Kenneally (FF) • Michael P. Kitt (FF) • John Minihan (PD) • Tom Morrissey (PD) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Kate Walsh (PD)

Nominated later	May 2007 Colm O'Gorman (PD) • June 2007 Donie Cassidy (FF) • Chris Wall (FF) • Seán Dorgan (FF) • Peter Sands (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent