Barry Cowen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barry Cowen

Irish politician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1963

Place of Birth: Clara, Leinster, Ireland

Profession: politician

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Barry Cowen (born 28 August 1967) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Offaly constituency since the 2016 general election.
He previously sat as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 2011 to 2016.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, Senator and Minister of State.
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 since 1991.He has served in various Fianna Fáil Front Bench roles, Spokesperson for Social Protection from 2011 to 2012, Spokesperson for Housing, Planning and Local Government from 2012 to 2018 and Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform since March 2018. He represented Fianna Fáil in talks on government formation in 2016.