James Browne
| |
|---|---|
Browne in 2020
| |
| Minister of State | |
| 2020– | Justice |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-10-15) 15 October 1975 (age 48) Wexford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Parent |
|
| Relatives | Seán Browne (granduncle) |
| Alma mater |
|
| Website | jamesbrowne |
| |
James Browne (born 15 October 1975) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Minister of State at the Department of Justice since September 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 2016.[1][2]
Browne comes from a family of Fianna Fáil politicians. He is the only son of former TD John Browne.[3] His great uncle, Seán Browne, was also a TD. He studied hotel management and catering in Dublin IT before studying law in Waterford IT, University College Cork and King's Inns, where he qualified as a barrister.[4][3]
He was member of Enniscorthy Town Council from 2009 to 2014. He was a member of Wexford County Council from 2014 to 2016.[5] At the 2016 general election, Browne was selected to replace his father John as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Wexford, as he was retiring from politics. Browne was elected as a TD in this election, receiving 13.7% of the vote; however his running-mates Malcolm Byrne and Aoife Byrne were not elected.
Browne opposed the repeal of the 8th amendment in 2018, which removed the ban on abortion in Ireland.[6]
On 2 September 2020, Browne was appointed by the coalition government led by Micheál Martin as a Minister of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for law reform.[7][8] He was assigned additional responsibility for civil justice and immigration from April to October 2021 during the maternity leaveofHelen McEntee.[9][10][11]
Browne is married and has two children.[4]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Minister of State at the Department of Justice 2020–present |
Incumbent |
|
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Wexford constituency
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History |
| ||||||||||
| Leadership |
| ||||||||||
| Party structures |
| ||||||||||
| Presidential candidates |
| ||||||||||
| Elected representatives |
| ||||||||||
| Alliances |
| ||||||||||
