Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Leaders of Progressive Democrats, Progressive Democrats politicians, Michael McDowell, Mary Harney, Martin Cullen, Desmond O'Malley, John Dardis, Colm O'Gorman, Pat Cox, Katharine Bulbulia, Tom Parlon, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Bobby Molloy, Mae Sexton, Liz O'Donnell, Ciaran Cannon, Young Progressive Democrats, Noel Grealish, Timmy Conway, Tim O'Malley, Fiona O'Malley, Geraldine Kennedy, Michael Brennan, Pearse Wyse, Helen Keogh, John Minihan, Progressive Democrats leadership election, 2006, Michael Keating, Helena McAuliffe-Ennis, Tom Morrissey, Declan McDonnell, Bridie O'Flaherty, Ciaran Murphy, Sheila Terry, Anne Colley, Jim Gibbons, Jnr, Kate Walsh, Mairin Quill, Cathy Honan, Donal Lyons, Peadar Clohessy, Patrick O'Malley, John McCoy, Martin Gibbons, Terry O'Flaherty. Excerpt: Michael McDowell (born 1 May 1951) is a Senior Counsel in the Bar Council of Ireland and a former politician. A grandson of Irish revolutionary Eoin MacNeill, McDowell was a founding member of the Progressive Democrats political party in the mid-1980s. On three occasions he was elected as a Teachta Dala (TD) for the Dublin South East constituency, serving in the 25th Dail (1987-89), the 27th Dail (1992-97), and the 29th Dail (2002-07). He lost his Dail seat at the general elections of 1989, 1997, and 2007. During his years in public life, McDowell also served as Attorney General of Ireland (1999-2002), as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (2002-07), as leader of the Progressive Democrats (2006-07), and as Tanaiste (2006-07). McDowell led the Progressive Democrats to a disastrous performance in the 2007 general election, in which the party lost six of its eight seats in Dail Eireann, including his own. After conceding his seat to John Gormley at the RDS count centre in Dublin, McDowell abruptly resigned...