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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Coveney is the 19,435th most popular politician (down from 19,212th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 481st in 2019) and the 69th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simon Coveney ranks 19,435 out of 19,576. Before him are Sean Patrick Maloney, Adam Deadmarsh, Lisa Nandy, Hou Zhihui, Mikhail Grigorenko, and Nelly Korda. After him are Anthony Foxx, Adam Price, Mac Thornberry, Anna Hasselborg, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Martin Hanzal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Simon Coveney ranks 1,124. Before him are Shefali Shah, Malky Mackay, Egil Østenstad, Derek Mills, Kevin Downes, and Matt Kenseth. After him are Jake Wood, Fred Hoiberg, Summer Sanders, Tully Bevilaqua, Efe Sodje, and Ranvir Shorey.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Simon Coveney ranks 505 out of 549. Before him are Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Wes Hoolahan (1982), Dara Ó Briain (1972), Glenn Whelan (1984), 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 69. Before him are Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), Charlie McCreevy (1949), Mairead McGuinness (1959), and Kellie Harrington (1989).

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