James Browne (born 15 October 1975) is an Irish

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politician who has served as a

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since September 2020. He has been a

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(TD) for the

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constituency since

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. Browne comes from a family of Fianna Fáil politicians. He is the only son of former TD John Browne. His great uncle, Seán Browne, was also a TD. He studied hotel management and catering in Dublin IT before studying law in

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and King's Inns, where he qualified as a barrister. He was member of Enniscorthy Town Council from 2009 to 2014. He was a member of Wexford County Council from 2014 to 2016. At the 2016 general election, Browne was selected to replace his father John as a Fianna Fáil candidate for

, 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. On 2 September 2020, Browne was appointed by the coalition government led by

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as a

with responsibility for law reform. He was assigned additional responsibility for civil justice and immigration from April to October 2021 during the

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. Browne is married and has two children.

References

External links

James Browne's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, James 1975 births Living people Fianna Fáil TDs Local councillors in County Wexford Members of the 32nd Dáil Members of the 33rd Dáil Alumni of King's Inns Ministers of State of the 33rd Dáil