Biography
Brendan Gleeson
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Brendan Gleeson was appointed Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 2nd October 2018. He has previously served in a number of senior leadership roles in the Department, with responsibility for areas such as International Trade, Brexit, Common Agricultural Policy Development and Sectoral Policy Development in the Meat and Livestock Sectors. He has also had responsibility for governance in a number of State Agencies, served as a Member of the Teagasc Authority, and in policy and operational roles in the Department of Industry and Commerce and the European Commission.
He holds a BSc. in Management Law from Trinity College and Diplomas in Law and Public Administration. He is also an alumnus of the Common Purpose Senior Leadership Programme and the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Managers in Government Programme.