Thomas P. "Tommy" Broughan (born 1 August 1947) is an Irish politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–East constituency since November 1992. He sits as an independent TD after losing the Labour Party whip on 1 December 2011. This was his third time to lose the Labour whip, having previously done so in 1994 and 2010.
Broughan was born in Dublin and educated at Moyle Park, Clondalkin, University College Dublin and University ...
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Thomas P. "Tommy" Broughan (born 1 August 1947) is an Irish politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–East constituency since November 1992. He sits as an independent TD after losing the Labour Party whip on 1 December 2011. This was his third time to lose the Labour whip, having previously done so in 1994 and 2010.
Broughan was born in Dublin and educated at Moyle Park, Clondalkin, University College Dublin and University of London. He worked as a teacher at St Aidan's CBS, Whitehall before entering politics in 1991 when he was elected to Dublin City Council.
The following year, Broughan was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election to the 27th Dáil as a TD for Dublin North–East. He retained his seat at the 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.
Broughan has previously served as Labour Party spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; and Transport.
Broughan is regarded as being on the...
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