Derek McDowell (born 11 September 1958) is an Irish former Labour Party politician.
[2] At the 2002 general election, McDowell lost his seat to the independent candidate Finian McGrath.
[3] After the loss of his seat in Dáil Éireann, McDowell was elected to the 22nd Seanad by the Industrial and Commercial Panel, where he was Labour's Seanad spokesperson on Finance, Transport, Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
At the 2007 general election, he stood again in the Dublin North–Central constituency, but did not regain his seat.
[2] McDowell worked as Head of International Advocacy at Concern Worldwide,.