Seán Crowe

Seán Crowe TD
Crowe in 2014

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2016
Leader	Gerry Adams
Preceded by	position established
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2011
In office May 2002 – June 2007
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-07) 7 March 1957 Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse(s)	Pamela Kane

Seán Crowe (born 7 March 1957) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency.^[1]

Crowe was born in Dublin and has lived there all his life. He is married to Pamela Kane, and they live in Tallaght. He worked as a community activist in the area, campaigning on such issues as the local hospital, transport, drugs and affordable housing.

During the 1990s when the current Northern Ireland peace process was initiated, Crowe was the head of the Sinn Féin mission to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle and was a member of Sinn Féin's talks team.

Crowe has represented the party in the multi-party negotiations that led up to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

He has been involved in politics since 1989 when he stood unsuccessfully for Dublin South-West at the 1989 general election. He contested the constituency again in 1992 and 1997, significantly increasing his vote share on the latter occasion.^[2] In 1999 he was elected as a Councillor on South Dublin County Council representing Tallaght South. On the same day he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin constituency for the European Parliament.^[3]

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election. In September 2008 he returned to South Dublin County Council when he was co-opted to replace a party colleague and retained the seat at the 2009 local elections. He regained his Dáil seat in Dublin South-West at the 2011 and 2016 general elections.

He is a former member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (National Executive).

References

↑ "Mr. Seán Crowe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
↑ "Seán Crowe". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
↑ "European Election 1999: Dublin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

Oireachtas
Preceded by Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)	Sinn Féin Teachta Dála for Dublin South-West 2002–2007	Succeeded by Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)
Preceded by Conor Lenihan (Fianna Fáil)	Sinn Féin Teachta Dála for Dublin South-West 2011–present	Incumbent

Current members of Dáil Éireann

As elected to the 32nd Dáil in 2016 Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Fine Gael (50)	Bailey Barrett Breen Brophy Bruton Burke C. Byrne Cannon Carey Corcoran Kennedy Coveney Creed J. Daly D'Arcy Deasy Deering R. Doherty Donohoe Doyle Durkan English Farrell Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Flanagan Griffin Harris Heydon Humphreys Kehoe E. Kenny§ Kyne Madigan McEntee McHugh McLoughlin Mitchell O'Connor D. Murphy Eoghan Murphy H. Naughton Neville Noonan O'Connell O'Donovan O'Dowd Phelan Ring Rock Stanton Varadkar

Fianna Fáil (43)	Aylward Brassil Breathnach Browne Butler T. Byrne Cahill Calleary Casey Cassells L. Chambers J. Chambers N. Collins Cowen Curran Dooley Fleming Gallagher Haughey Kelleher Lahart Lawless M. Martin§ McConalogue Michael McGrath McGuinness A. Moynihan M. Moynihan Murphy O'Mahony Eugene Murphy D. O'Brien O'Callaghan Ó Cuív O'Dea O'Keeffe O'Loughlin O'Rourke Rabbitte Scanlon Brendan Smith Smyth Troy

Sinn Féin (23)	Adams§ Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Labour Party (7)	Burton Howlin§ Kelly J. O'Sullivan Penrose B. Ryan Sherlock

AAA–PBP (6)	Barry Boyd Barrett Coppinger G. Kenny P. Murphy Bríd Smith

Independents 4 Change (4)	Broughan J. Collins C. Daly Wallace

Green Party (2)	C. Martin E. Ryan§

Social Democrats (2)	C. Murphy§ Shortall§

Workers and Unemployed Action (1)	Healy§

Independent (19)	Canney^† M. Collins Connolly Donnelly Fitzmaurice^† Grealish Halligan^† Harty D. Healy-Rae M. Healy-Rae Lowry F. McGrath^† Mattie McGrath Moran^† D. Naughten M. O'Sullivan Pringle Ross^† Zappone

§Party leaders Italics = Ministers ^†Ind. Alliance

Sinn Féin

History

Leadership

Presidents	Edward Martyn (1905–08) John Sweetman (1908–11) Arthur Griffith (1911–17) Éamon de Valera (1917–26) John J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) (1926–31) Brian O'Higgins (1931–33) Michael O'Flanagan (1933–35) Cathal Ó Murchadha (1935–37) Margaret Buckley (1937–50) Paddy McLogan (1950–52) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1952–54) Paddy McLogan (1954–62) Tomás Mac Giolla (1962–70) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1970–83) Gerry Adams (1983–)

Vice presidents	John Sweetman (1905–07) Arthur Griffith (1905–08; 1917–22) Bulmer Hobson (1907–10) Jennie Wyse Power (1911–) Thomas Kelly (1911–) Fr. Michael O'Flanagan (1917–23) P. J. Ruttledge (1923–26) Mary MacSwiney John Madden John J. O'Kelly (1931-33) Margaret Buckley (1933–35; 1952–60) Liam Raul (1933-37) Tom Maguire (1935-37) Seamus Mitchell Padraig de Paor Criostóir O'Neill Michael Traynor (1950–54; 1962) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1950–52; 1954–62) Tony Magan (1960–62) Rory O'Driscoll (1962–63) Larry Grogan (1962–69; 1970–71) Sean Caughey (1963–65) Joe Clarke (1966–72) Cathal Goulding (1969–70) Dáithí Ó Conaill (1971–78; 1978–83) Máire Drumm (1972–76) Joe Cahill (1976–78) Gerry Adams (1978–83) Phil Flynn (1983–85) John Joe McGirl (1985–88) Pat Doherty (1988–2009) Mary Lou McDonald (2009–)

Seanad leaders	Pearse Doherty (2007–10) David Cullinane (2011–)

Assembly leaders	Gerry Adams (2007–10) Raymond McCartney (2010–)

Chairpersons	Seán MacManus (1984–90) Tom Hartley (1990–96) Mitchel McLaughlin (1996–2005) Mary Lou McDonald (2005–09) Declan Kearney (2009–)

General secretaries	Joe Cahill Cathleen Knowles Tom Hartley (1984–86) Joe Reilly (1986–88) Lucilita Bhreatnach (1988–2003) Mitchel McLaughlin (2003–07) Rita O'Hare (2007–09) Dawn Doyle (2009–)

Directors of publicity	Seán Ó Brádaigh (1960–79) Danny Morrison (1979–90) Rita O'Hare (1990–98) Dawn Doyle (1998–2008) Rosaleen Doherty (2008–)

Party structures

Leader of Sinn Féin Ardfheis Sinn Féin Front Bench Sinn Féin Republican Youth An Phoblacht Friends of Sinn Féin

Presidential candidates

Martin McGuinness (2011)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Adams Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Seanad Éireann	David Cullinane Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Kathryn Reilly

European Parliament	Martina Anderson Lynn Boylan Matt Carthy Liadh Ní Riada

Northern Ireland Assembly	Caoimhe Archibald Cathal Boylan Michaela Boyle Linda Dillon Megan Fearon Órlaithí Flynn Michelle Gildernew Chris Hazzard Declan Kearney Gerry Kelly Seán Lynch Alex Maskey Declan McAleer Fra McCann Raymond McCartney Barry McElduff Martin McGuinness Daithí McKay Oliver McMullan Ian Milne Conor Murphy Carál Ní Chuilín John O'Dowd Michelle O'Neill Sue Ramsey Caitríona Ruane Catherine Seeley Patrick Sheehan

Westminister (Abstentionist)	Mickey Brady Pat Doherty Paul Maskey Francie Molloy

Alliances

European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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