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Simon Coveney

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Simon Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2022 to 2024. He served as deputy leader of Fine Gael from 2017 to 2024. He was in the cabinet from 2011 to 2024, holding a range of ministerial portfolios, including as Tánaiste from 2017 to 2020. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 1998 to 2024, having been elected in a by-election following the death of his father Hugh Coveney. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Simon Coveney is the 19,913th most popular politician (down from 19,130th in 2024), the 525th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 481st in 2019) and the 71st most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simon Coveney ranks 19,913 out of 19,576. Before him are Nelly Korda, Florent Amodio, Linden Vey, Bao Yingying, Turpal Bisultanov, and Ben Woollaston. After him are Keisha Lance Bottoms, Anthony Foxx, Adam Price, Dimitrios Mouyios, Michael Smith, and Yu Dan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Simon Coveney ranks 1,375. Before him are Kevin Downes, Matt Kenseth, Tom Woods, Melanie Paxson, Adam Vinatieri, and Jugal Hansraj. After him are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Gary Shteyngart, Aamani, Stephen Giles, Jake Wood, and Fred Hoiberg.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Simon Coveney ranks 525 out of 549. Before him are Cian O'Connor (1979), Wes Hoolahan (1982), Dara Ó Briain (1972), Glenn Whelan (1984), Lyra Valkyria (1996), and Evan Ferguson (2004). After him are Olive Loughnane (1976), Sinéad Mulvey (1988), Sarah McTernan (1994), Darren Sutherland (1982), John Joe Nevin (1988), and Darren Randolph (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Simon Coveney ranks 71. Before him are Phil Hogan (1960), Simon Harris (1986), Charlie McCreevy (1949), Mairead McGuinness (1959), Clare Daly (1968), and Paschal Donohoe (1974).

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