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Declan Bree was born on 1 July, 1951 in Ireland, is an Irish independent politician (b. 1951). Discover Declan Bree's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 1 July, 1951
Birthday 1 July
Birthplace Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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1951

Declan Bree (born 1 July 1951) is an Irish Independent politician.

1960

A member of Ireland's radical socialist youth organisation the Connolly Youth Movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he went on to become National Chairperson of the movement.

A founder and former chairperson and General Secretary of the Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation he has been a lifelong political activist.

He was the Sligo/Leitrim Campaign Director in both Divorce referendum campaigns and he was a lifelong member of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement.

He was the Secretary of the National Association of Labour Councillors, President of the Connolly Forum (Sligo) and he is also Secretary of the Gralton Labour History Committee (Leitrim).

He is a patron of People's Movement, which campaigned against the Lisbon Treaty.

An active trade unionist he is a former member of the Western branch Committee of the Federated Workers Union of Ireland.

He is a member of the Sligo branch of SIPTU.

He is also a member of the Executive of the Local Authority Members Association.

Involved in numerous voluntary and cultural organisations over the years he is a member of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, a former Sligo County Secretary of Comhaltas, and was Cathaoirleach of the host branch of Comhaltas when Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was awarded to Sligo.

He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Hawk's Well Theatre and a member of the Board of the Model:Niland Gallery.

The State military files released last year after 30 years which highlighted the whereabouts and activities of suspected 'subversives', included Bree as well as other prominent activists such as Tomás Mac Giolla, Cathal Goulding, James Kelly and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh.

Bree, in answer to this new notoriety, said 'This reflected the general paranoia of Church and State in the Ireland during the 60s and 70s, and "Practically everyone active in left wing politics at the time was considered dangerous and subversive", he added.

1974

He was a founder of the Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the Labour Party in 1991.

He was first elected to Sligo Corporation and Sligo County Council in 1974 and has retained his seat on both authorities at each subsequent election (the former was abolished as a separate authority in 2014).

1977

He first stood for election to Dáil Éireann as an Independent candidate at the 1977 general election for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency, but was not elected.

1982

He also unsuccessfully stood there at the 1981, February 1982, November 1982, 1987 and 1989 general elections.

1992

He served in Dáil Éireann from 1992 to 1997.

After joining the Labour Party, he was finally elected to the Dáil as a Labour Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1992 general election for Sligo–Leitrim.

1997

He lost his seat at the 1997 general election.

2002

He stood again at the 2002 general election but was not elected.

2004

He was Mayor of Sligo in 2004 and was Chairman of Sligo County Council in 1986.

He is a former Chairman of the Health Service Executive's Regional Health Forum West, and he is also Chairman of the Western River Basin Advisory Council.

At the 2004 Labour Party annual conference, Bree argued against the pre-electoral pact with the centre-right Fine Gael party.

2005

In autumn 2005 Bree, a strong supporter of Travellers' rights, clashed with Labour leader Pat Rabbitte over the issue of Traveller accommodation in Sligo.

2007

In May 2007 Bree resigned from the Labour Party, citing his disagreement with their pre-electoral pact with Fine Gael, and his clashes with party leader Pat Rabbitte.

2009

A 2009 report, commissioned after a walk-out by officials of Sligo Borough Council, found that remarks made at that meeting by him in relation to the proposed funding of a footbridge from a private development at Swan Point to Markievicz Road were "inappropriate and bullying".

Bree said that he stood by what he said.

2010

Bree was involved in negotiations to set up the United Left Alliance in November 2010; however, disagreements arose and he did not join then.

2011

Nevertheless, in February 2011 he joined and ran unsuccessfully at the 2011 general election in Sligo–North Leitrim.

2016

At the 2016 general election he stood again in the reconstituted Sligo–Leitrim constituency, but again was not elected.

2020

Bree stood at the 2020 general election for Independents 4 Change, but was not elected.