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David Byrne (barrister)

David Byrne SC (born 6 April 1947) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister who served as Chancellor of Dublin City University from 2006 to 2011, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection from 1999 to 2004 and the Attorney General of Ireland from 1997 to 1999.[1]

David Byrne
SC

Brian MacCraith

Brian Hillery

Martin McAleese

Romano Prodi

Emma Bonino

Pavel Telička

Bertie Ahern

Dermot Gleeson

Michael McDowell

David Byrne

(1947-04-06) 6 April 1947
Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland

Fianna Fáil

The Hague, Netherlands

Newbridge College

World Health Organization[edit]

When he concluded his Brussels assignment,[6] Byrne acted as WHO Special Envoy on the revision of the International Health Regulations for a six-month period[7] following a series of outbreaks of SARS and avian influenza.[8]


Byrne was mooted as a potential candidate for the position of Director General of the World Health Organization following the death of the incumbent, Lee Jong-wook in 2006. However, he was eventually not included in the list of 13 candidates to head the agency.[9]

European Alliance for Personalised Medicine, Co-Chair

[10]

Member of the International Advisory Board[11]

FleishmanHillard

(HFE), Patron[12]

Health First Europe

International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), Chairman of the Ethics Committee

[13]

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), Chairman of the Advisory Committee

Of counsel

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

Honorary Co-Chair[14]

World Justice Project

Honorary Chair Member[15]

World Prevention Alliance

After leaving the European Commission, Byrne has held a variety of paid and unpaid positions, including the following: