John Brassil

John Brassil
Teachta Dála
In office February 2016 – February 2020
Constituency	Kerry
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-19) 19 March 1963 (age 61) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Bernadette Brassil ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin

John Brassil (born 19 March 1963) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry constituency from 2016 to 2020.^[1]

He gained the Fianna Fáil nomination in 2015, ahead of former North Kerry TD Tom McEllistrim, who lost his seat at the 2011 general election. As Norma Moriarty, Fianna Fáil's other candidate in Kerry was based in the south of the constituency, Brassil held the monopoly in a traditionally Fianna Fáil region of North Kerry.

Brassil was appointed by Micheál Martin as the Fianna Fáil junior spokesperson on primary care and community health services. He is a pharmacist by profession. He was a member of Kerry County Council from 1999 to 2016 for the Listowel local electoral area.^[2][3] He lost his seat at the general election in February 2020, to his party colleague Norma Foley.^[4][5]

References

1. "John Brassil". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
2. "Election 2016: John Brassil". RTÉ. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. "John Brassil". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
4. Michael, Neil (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kerry results: Danny Healy-Rae retains seat on sixth count". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. "Election 2020: Kerry". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.