Daniel Browne | |
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Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
In office 1982–1983 | |
Preceded by | Alexis FitzGerald Jnr |
Succeeded by | Michael Keating |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin,Ireland |
Died | 30 October 2010 Dublin,Ireland |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Maureen Browne |
Daniel Browne (died 30 October 2010) [1] [2] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He was a member of Dublin City Council from 1979 to 1985. [3]
He was elected at the 1979 local elections for the North Inner City electoral area. He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1982 to 1983. [4] He did not contest the 1985 local elections. He was a member of the ATGWU. [1]
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