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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Simon Coveney</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Simon_Coveney,_May_2022_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Simon_Coveney%2C_May_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Simon_Coveney%2C_May_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Simon_Coveney%2C_May_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Simon_Coveney%2C_May_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Leo Varadkar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Burke_(politician)" title="Peter Burke (politician)">Peter Burke</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 June 2020 – 17 December 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data">Micheál Martin</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Micheál Martin</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Enda Kenny</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Enda Kenny</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />30 November 2017 – 27 June 2020</td><link 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title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)">Minister for Foreign Affairs</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />14 June 2017 – 17 December 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Charles Flanagan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Micheál Martin</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_Fine_Gael" title="Leader of Fine Gael">Deputy leader of Fine Gael</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 June 2017 – 5 April 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)" title="James Reilly (Irish politician)">James Reilly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Heather Humphreys</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />6 May 2016 – 14 June 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eoghan_Murphy" title="Eoghan Murphy">Eoghan Murphy</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Smith_(politician)" title="Brendan Smith (politician)">Brendan Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Creed" title="Michael Creed">Michael Creed</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1998_Cork_South-Central_by-election" title="1998 Cork South-Central by-election">October 1998</a> – <a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">November 2024</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)">Cork South-Central</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">Member of the European Parliament</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />20 July 2004 – 24 June 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South (European Parliament constituency)">South</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-06-16</span>) </span>16 June 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output 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College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_College_Cork" title="University College Cork">University College Cork</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gurteen_College" title="Gurteen College">Gurteen College</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Agricultural_University" title="Royal Agricultural University">Royal Agricultural University</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://simoncoveney.ie">simoncoveney<wbr />.ie</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Simon Coveney</b> (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish former <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> politician who served as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment</a> from 2022 to 2024. He served as <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_Fine_Gael#Deputy_leaders" title="Leader of Fine Gael">deputy leader of Fine Gael</a> from 2017 to 2024. He has been in the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">cabinet</a> since 2011, holding a range of ministerial portfolios, including as <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a> from 2017 to 2020. </p><p>He served as a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) for the <a href="/wiki/Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)">Cork South-Central</a> constituency from 1998 to 2024, having been elected in a by-election following the death of his father <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Coveney" title="Hugh Coveney">Hugh Coveney</a>. He also served as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">Member of the European Parliament</a> (MEP) for the <a href="/wiki/South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South (European Parliament constituency)">South</a> constituency from 2004 to 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coveney was born in <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a> in 1972 to <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Coveney" title="Hugh Coveney">Hugh Coveney</a> and Pauline Coveney. He has 5 brothers and 1 sister.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father was a chartered <a href="/wiki/Quantity_surveyor" title="Quantity surveyor">quantity surveyor</a> and later a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">TD</a>, and also a member of one of the famous merchant families in the city. His uncle was Archbishop <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Coveney" title="Patrick Coveney">Patrick Coveney</a>. Simon was educated locally in Cork, before later attending <a href="/wiki/Clongowes_Wood_College" title="Clongowes Wood College">Clongowes Wood College</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>. He was expelled from the college in <a href="/wiki/Transition_Year" title="Transition Year">Transition Year</a> but ultimately was invited back to complete his full six years there. He repeated his <a href="/wiki/Leaving_Certificate_(Ireland)" title="Leaving Certificate (Ireland)">Leaving Certificate</a> in Bruce College in Cork.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coveney subsequently attended <a href="/wiki/University_College_Cork" title="University College Cork">University College Cork</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gurteen_Agricultural_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurteen Agricultural College">Gurteen Agricultural College</a>, before completing a BSc in Agriculture and Land Management from <a href="/wiki/Royal_Agricultural_University" title="Royal Agricultural University">Royal Agricultural College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a>. In 1997–1998, he led the Sail Chernobyl Project, which involved sailing a boat 30,000 miles around the world and raising €650,000 for charity. He spent several years working as an agriculture adviser and farm manager. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_in_the_Dáil:_1998–2004"><span id="Early_years_in_the_D.C3.A1il:_1998.E2.80.932004"></span>Early years in the Dáil: 1998–2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early years in the Dáil: 1998–2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coveney was elected to the <a href="/wiki/28th_D%C3%A1il" title="28th Dáil">28th Dáil</a> as a Fine Gael candidate for <a href="/wiki/Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)">Cork South-Central</a> in a <a href="/wiki/1998_Cork_South-Central_by-election" title="1998 Cork South-Central by-election">by-election</a>, caused by the death of his father in 1998. Although he was a strong supporter of party leader <a href="/wiki/John_Bruton" title="John Bruton">John Bruton</a>, he remained on the backbenches for a number of years. At the <a href="/wiki/1999_Irish_local_elections" title="1999 Irish local elections">1999 local elections</a>, he was elected to <a href="/wiki/Cork_County_Council" title="Cork County Council">Cork County Council</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Carrigaline" title="Carrigaline">Carrigaline</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, discipline in the parliamentary party broke down and Coveney came out against Bruton in a leadership heave. His loss of support was a surprise and encouraged others to vote against Bruton. The subsequent <a href="/wiki/2001_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2001 Fine Gael leadership election">leadership contest</a> was won by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Noonan_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)">Michael Noonan</a> and a new front bench was put in place. </p><p>After an initial period on the backbenches, Coveney was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael_Front_Bench" title="Fine Gael Front Bench">front bench</a> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Noonan_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)">Michael Noonan</a>, as deputy chief whip. </p><p>Coveney was re-elected at the <a href="/wiki/2002_Irish_general_election" title="2002 Irish general election">2002 general election</a>. Fine Gael lost twenty-three seats at the election including some of its leading party figures. Noonan was replaced as party leader by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a>, who promoted Coveney to the position of spokesperson on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in his new front bench. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Member_of_the_European_Parliament:_2004–2007"><span id="Member_of_the_European_Parliament:_2004.E2.80.932007"></span>Member of the European Parliament: 2004–2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Member of the European Parliament: 2004–2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:6th_EU_Parliament_Coveney_28118.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/6th_EU_Parliament_Coveney_28118.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="215" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="215" /></a><figcaption>Coveney as an <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEP</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Coveney was elected to the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> for the <a href="/wiki/South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South (European Parliament constituency)">South</a> constituency at the <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2004 European Parliament election in Ireland">2004 European Parliament election</a>. During his three years as an <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEP</a>, Coveney held the position of human rights co-ordinator for the <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">European People's Party Group</a>, and twice authored the Parliament's Annual Report on Human Rights in the world. He spearheaded the Stop the Traffic campaign at the European Parliament. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Delegation for Relations with the United States and a substitute on the Human Rights Subcommittee, Fisheries Committee, Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and the Delegation for Relations with Iran. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="30th_Dáil:_2007–2011"><span id="30th_D.C3.A1il:_2007.E2.80.932011"></span>30th Dáil: 2007–2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 30th Dáil: 2007–2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coveney contested the <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007 general election</a>. He was successful in being returned to the Dáil, and as a result, was required to step down as an MEP. He was replaced in the European Parliament by <a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">Colm Burke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fine Gael won back many of the seats that the party had lost five years earlier; however, they remained in opposition. Coveney returned to the party's front bench as Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. </p><p>In June 2010, Coveney and a number of other front bench members stated that they had <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny#2010_challenge_to_leadership" title="Enda Kenny">no confidence in their party leader</a>, Enda Kenny. Kenny won a motion of confidence in his leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_17062010_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_17062010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coveney was re-appointed to the front bench as Spokesperson on Transport.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine:_2011–2016"><span id="Minister_for_Agriculture.2C_Food_and_the_Marine:_2011.E2.80.932016"></span>Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2011–2016</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2011–2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_general_election" title="2011 Irish general election">2011 general election</a>, Kenny led a Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition government. On 9 March 2011, Coveney was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine</a>. He attended his first <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a> on 17 March 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coveney provoked controversy when, in September 2011, he flew to <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, on the government jet at a cost of more than €26,000 to the Irish taxpayer when there were flights available for €16,331.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While there, Coveney cut a ribbon at the opening of a supermarket in <a href="/wiki/Oran" title="Oran">Oran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2014, Coveney attended a meeting of the <a href="/wiki/Bilderberg_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Bilderberg Group">Bilderberg Group</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Defence:_2014–2016"><span id="Minister_for_Defence:_2014.E2.80.932016"></span>Minister for Defence: 2014–2016</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Minister for Defence: 2014–2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg/220px-Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg/330px-Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg/440px-Chief_of_Staff_Lt_Gen_Conor_O%27Boyle_briefs_the_Minister_for_Defence_during_a_UN_heli_flight_to_47_Infantry_Group_HQ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Fmr. <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Defence Forces Chief of Staff</a> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lt Gen</a> <a href="/wiki/Conor_O%27Boyle" title="Conor O'Boyle">Conor O'Boyle</a> briefing then Minister for Defence Simon Coveney</figcaption></figure> <p>On 11 July 2014, in a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_reshuffle" title="Cabinet reshuffle">cabinet reshuffle</a> following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Eamon_Gilmore" title="Eamon Gilmore">Eamon Gilmore</a> as <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a>, Coveney was given an additional appointment as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a>. In August 2015, he launched a White Paper on Defence.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 17 June 2015, Coveney questioned the judgment of an experienced Air Corps pilot who refused to fly him to Cork, because of predicted fog. In email correspondence between <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Department of Defence (Ireland)">Department of Defence</a> officials, the Air Corps is described as being "very unhappy" about the incident and indicating that they had never received such a call in 25 years".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2017 it emerged that a number of Air Corps whistleblowers had attempted to contact Coveney while he was defence minister over their concerns about the adverse health impacts of chemicals used to service the force's aircraft. The whistleblowers had complained about being unable to speak to Coveney about the issue, however Coveney claimed he was "not aware of there being any problem with hearing from, or talking to, or understanding the concerns that whistleblowers may have". </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Simon_Coveney,_Minister_of_Defence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg/220px-Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg/330px-Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg/440px-Simon_Coveney%2C_Minister_of_Defence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Minister for Defence Coveney at a press conference in September 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Examiner" title="Irish Examiner">Irish Examiner</a></i> subsequently published a series of text messages between one of the whistleblowers and then-Chief Whip <a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a> sent in January 2016. Doherty forwarded a text message onto one of the whistleblowers that she said came from Coveney, in which he said he would call this whistleblower the next day. The call never took place.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Speaking in the Dáil on the revelations, Fianna Fáil leader <a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a> described the Government handling of the whistleblowers' complaints as "a scandal".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Housing,_Planning,_Community_and_Local_Government:_2016–2017"><span id="Minister_for_Housing.2C_Planning.2C_Community_and_Local_Government:_2016.E2.80.932017"></span>Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: 2016–2017</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: 2016–2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_general_election" title="2016 Irish general election">2016 general election</a>, Fine Gael returned to government. On 6 May 2016, Coveney was appointed as the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government</a>, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny taking over the Defence portfolio and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Creed" title="Michael Creed">Michael Creed</a> becoming the new Minister for Agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fine_Gael_leadership_election:_2017">Fine Gael leadership election: 2017</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fine Gael leadership election: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the resignation of Enda Kenny as party leader, Coveney contested the <a href="/wiki/2017_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2017 Fine Gael leadership election">leadership election</a>. On 2 June 2017, Coveney lost to <a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a>, although he had gaining the support of 65% of party members (party members only had 25% of the vote in Fine Gael's electoral college). On 13 June 2017, Varadkar appointed Coveney the deputy leader of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade:_2017–2022"><span id="Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade:_2017.E2.80.932022"></span>Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: 2017–2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: 2017–2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_(39549850925).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg/330px-Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg/440px-Secretary_Tillerson_and_Irish_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Coveney_Address_Reporters_in_Washington_%2839549850925%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>Coveney with <a href="/wiki/US_Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="US Secretary of State">US Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Rex_Tillerson" title="Rex Tillerson">Rex Tillerson</a> in 2018</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_(51205878639).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg/330px-Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg/440px-Secretary_Blinken_Meets_with_Irish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Defence_Simon_Coveney_%2851205878639%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6177" data-file-height="4118" /></a><figcaption>Coveney with US Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Antony_Blinken" title="Antony Blinken">Antony Blinken</a> in 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>Varadkar succeeded Kenny as Taoiseach and named Coveney as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)">Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade</a>, with special responsibilities for <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coveney succeeded <a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Charles Flanagan</a>, who became <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Justice_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Justice (Ireland)">Minister for Justice and Equality</a>. It was understood Coveney heavily lobbied Varadkar for the role as he wanted a large role on <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>. From 2018, he has also co-chaired the <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party" title="European People's Party">European People's Party</a> (EPP) Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Meeting, alongside <a href="/wiki/Esteban_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Pons" title="Esteban González Pons">Esteban González Pons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 November 2017, following the resignation from cabinet of <a href="/wiki/Frances_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Frances Fitzgerald (politician)">Frances Fitzgerald</a>, Varadkar named Coveney as the new <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Franklin" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawrence Franklin">Lawrence Franklin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gatestone_Institute" title="Gatestone Institute">Gatestone Institute</a>, within the Irish government, Coveney opposed the <a href="/wiki/Control_of_Economic_Activity_(Occupied_Territories)_Bill" class="mw-redirect" title="Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill">Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill</a> to ban goods produced in <a href="/wiki/Israeli_settlements" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli settlements">Israeli settlements</a>. He has expressed concern that the bill might contravene EU trade law.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, following the formation of a coalition government of Fine Gael, <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (led initially by <a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a> as Taoiseach), Coveney was re-appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)">Minister for Foreign Affairs</a>. The Trade part of the portfolio was transferred to another government department. </p><p>On 25 March 2022, Coveney was giving a speech in <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> when he forced to leave the stage, following the discovery of a "suspect device" in a hjacked van in the carpark. Coveney had been speaking following a meeting with the John and Pat Hume Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coveney and Ireland's ambassador to Ukraine Thérèse Healy visited Ukraine on 13 April 2022 where Coveney met his counterparts, Ukraine foreign minister <a href="/wiki/Dmytro_Kuleba" title="Dmytro Kuleba">Dmytro Kuleba</a> and defence minister <a href="/wiki/Oleksii_Reznikov" title="Oleksii Reznikov">Oleksii Reznikov</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Kyiv" title="Kyiv">Kyiv</a> and visited the site of the <a href="/wiki/Bucha_massacre" title="Bucha massacre">Bucha massacre</a> the following day. Coveney travelled via Poland and was the first foreign minister on the UN Security Council to visit Ukraine since the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion</a> began in February. He was also accompanied by a political adviser and a protection team.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 May 2022, Coveney took over from <a href="/wiki/Luigi_Di_Maio" title="Luigi Di Maio">Luigi Di Maio</a> as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Ministers_of_the_Council_of_Europe" title="Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe">Committee of Ministers</a>. He served in this role until November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Brexit_negotiations">Brexit negotiations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Brexit negotiations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_(26168516268).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg/220px-T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg/330px-T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg/440px-T%C3%A1naiste_and_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ireland_%2826168516268%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Coveney meets with <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> in London in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>On 27 January 2019, Coveney in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Marr" title="Andrew Marr">Andrew Marr</a>, said the <a href="/wiki/Irish_backstop" title="Irish backstop">Irish backstop</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Brexit_withdrawal_agreement" title="Brexit withdrawal agreement">Brexit withdrawal agreement</a> will not be changed. He said the backstop was already a pragmatic compromise between the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> to avoid infrastructure on the Irish border, that there was no sensible legally-sound alternative to the backstop, and that the European Parliament would not ratify a Brexit withdrawal agreement without the backstop in it.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="COVID-19_pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: COVID-19 pandemic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As Minister for Foreign Affairs, Coveney headed up the response to the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">government of Ireland</a>. On 10 March 2020, he upgraded travel advice recommending that Irish citizens do not travel to <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>. He added that people should think carefully about unnecessary public gatherings and urged the public to play their part and help themselves by following advice and doing practical things like sneezing and washing hands properly.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Katherine_Zappone_controversy">Katherine Zappone controversy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Katherine Zappone controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Zappone_controversy" title="Katherine Zappone controversy">Katherine Zappone controversy</a></div> <p>In July 2021, Coveney found himself embroiled in a political scandal relating to the appointment of former Independent TD <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Zappone" title="Katherine Zappone">Katherine Zappone</a>, who had served in cabinet with Coveney, as a special envoy to the UN. During a cabinet meeting of the coalition government, Coveney proposed Zappone for the role without having previously discussed the matter with Taoiseach <a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a>. Martin expressed concerns about the appointment but ultimately allowed it.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, it emerged that Coveney had not advertised or offered the role to anyone but Zappone,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that in the run-up to the appointment, Zappone had hosted an event at the <a href="/wiki/Merrion_Hotel" title="Merrion Hotel">Merrion Hotel</a> in breach of COVID-19 regulations at which members of the political establishment were present, including Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Striking_similarities_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Striking_similarities-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, many opposition parties accused the appointment as being a product of <a href="/wiki/Cronyism" title="Cronyism">cronyism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of the controversy, Zappone later declined to take up the role.<sup id="cite_ref-Zappone_declines_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zappone_declines-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September, Coveney admitted that he had deleted texts from his phone in relation to the Zappone affair. Coveney gave a number of reasons for deleting the texts, including that he had deleted them for more storage space, and for security reasons as his phone had previously been "hacked". Coveney's explanations were criticised by many members of the Dáil, including by members of government coalition members Fianna Fáil. Senator <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Ardagh" title="Catherine Ardagh">Catherine Ardagh</a> of Fianna Fáil stated it "beggars belief that important text messages related to work matters would be deleted" while Fianna Fáil TD <a href="/wiki/James_Lawless" title="James Lawless">James Lawless</a> said "Modern phones have ample storage without having to frequently delete. I would also question to what extent is there an obligation on those subject to Freedom of Information to retain such information".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 September, upon the return of the <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il" class="mw-redirect" title="Dáil">Dáil</a> from a summer recess, a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">motion of no confidence</a> was brought forward by Sinn Féin against Coveney as a direct result of the Zappone appointment and his subsequent handling of the affair in the aftermath of the details becoming public. Coveney survived the motion 92 votes to 59, with the support of the government parties, while Independent TDs generally sided with the government on the vote as well.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment:_2022–2024"><span id="Minister_for_Enterprise.2C_Trade_and_Employment:_2022.E2.80.932024"></span>Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: 2022–2024</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: 2022–2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 17 December 2022, Varadkar succeeded Martin as Taoiseach, with Martin becoming Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Coveney was appointed <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 April 2024, shortly after the election of <a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a> as <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael_leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Fine Gael leader">Fine Gael leader</a>, Coveney announced that he would not seek to be appointed to the next cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 July 2024, Coveney announced that he would not contest the <a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">next general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Appointment_of_Paul_Hyde_to_state_board">Appointment of Paul Hyde to state board</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Appointment of Paul Hyde to state board"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2023, online news website <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ditch_(website)" title="The Ditch (website)">The Ditch</a></i> reported that Coveney exceeded the legal timeframe for making an appointment to the Marine Institute before appointing Paul Hyde to the role in May 2012. Coveney and Hyde had previously co-owned a yacht. Hyde was sentenced in June 2023 to two months' imprisonment for submitting false declarations of interest to <a href="/wiki/An_Bord_Plean%C3%A1la" title="An Bord Pleanála">An Bord Pleanála</a> while serving as its deputy chairperson.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coveney married his long-time girlfriend Ruth Furney, an <a href="/wiki/IDA_Ireland" title="IDA Ireland">IDA Ireland</a> employee, in July 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have three daughters and live in <a href="/wiki/Carrigaline" title="Carrigaline">Carrigaline</a> in Cork.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simon_Coveney&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Families_in_the_Oireachtas" title="Families in the Oireachtas">Families in the Oireachtas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Simon-Coveney.D.1998-10-23/">"Simon Coveney"</a>. <i>Oireachtas Members Database</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)">Minister for Defence</a> </b><br />2014–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Enda Kenny</div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a></div><i><b>as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage">Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government</a> </b><br />2016–2017 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eoghan_Murphy" title="Eoghan Murphy">Eoghan Murphy</a></div><i><b>as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government </b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Frances_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Frances Fitzgerald (politician)">Frances Fitzgerald</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste" title="Tánaiste">Tánaiste</a> </b><br />2017–2020 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a 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Smyth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ged_Nash" title="Ged Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock" title="Seán Sherlock">Sherlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Smith_(Irish_politician)" title="Duncan Smith (Irish politician)">D. Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gannon" title="Gary Gannon">Gannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cian_O%27Callaghan" title="Cian O'Callaghan">C. O'Callaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">PBP–Solidarity</a> (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Barry_(Irish_politician)" title="Mick Barry (Irish politician)">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Boyd_Barrett" title="Richard Boyd Barrett">Boyd Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Kenny" title="Gino Kenny">G. Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Murphy_(Irish_politician)" title="Paul Murphy (Irish politician)">P. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">Bríd Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Collins_(politician,_born_1968)" title="Michael Collins (politician, born 1968)">M. Collins</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fitzmaurice_(politician)" title="Michael Fitzmaurice (politician)">Fitzmaurice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_O%27Donoghue" title="Richard O'Donoghue">O'Donoghue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peadar_T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn" title="Peadar Tóibín">Tóibín</a>§</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Change" title="Right to Change">Right to Change</a> (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> (20)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cathal_Berry" title="Cathal Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Canney" title="Seán Canney">Canney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fitzpatrick" title="Peter Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Grealish" title="Noel Grealish">Grealish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Healy-Rae" title="Danny Healy-Rae">D. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Healy-Rae" title="Michael Healy-Rae">M. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattie_McGrath" title="Mattie McGrath">Mattie McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_McHugh" title="Joe McHugh">McHugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_MacSharry" title="Marc MacSharry">MacSharry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Naughten" title="Denis Naughten">Naughten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pringle_(politician)" title="Thomas Pringle (politician)">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Shanahan_(politician)" title="Matt Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stanley_(politician)" title="Brian Stanley (politician)">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Women" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Women</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorca_Clarke" title="Sorca Clarke">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Conway-Walsh" title="Rose Conway-Walsh">Conway-Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9ada_Cronin" title="Réada Cronin">Cronin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mair%C3%A9ad_Farrell_(politician)" title="Mairéad Farrell (politician)">Farrell</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Norma_Foley" title="Norma Foley">Foley</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emer_Higgins" title="Emer Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasa_Hourigan" title="Neasa Hourigan">Hourigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Humphreys</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Kerrane" title="Claire Kerrane">Kerrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_McDonald" title="Mary Lou McDonald">McDonald</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josepha_Madigan" title="Josepha Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Martin_(politician)" title="Catherine Martin (politician)">C. Martin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">McEntee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Mitchell" title="Denise Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Munster" title="Imelda Munster">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Murnane_O%27Connor" title="Jennifer Murnane O'Connor">Murnane O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildegarde_Naughton" title="Hildegarde Naughton">Naughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_O%27Reilly" title="Louise O'Reilly">O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Rabbitte" title="Anne Rabbitte">Rabbitte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niamh_Smyth" title="Niamh Smyth">N. Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Tully" title="Pauline Tully">Tully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>§ Party leaders; <i>Italics</i> = Ministers</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Cork_South-Central_constituency" style="white-space:normal !important;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template:Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template talk:Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Cork_South-Central_constituency" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachtaí Dála</a> (TDs) for the <a href="/wiki/Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)">Cork South-Central</a> constituency</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0;white-space:normal !important"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This table is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cork_South-Central_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)">Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; 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background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pearse_Wyse" title="Pearse Wyse">Pearse Wyse</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Coveney" title="Hugh Coveney">Hugh Coveney</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Barry_(politician)" title="Peter Barry (politician)">Peter Barry</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>23rd</td> <td>1982 (Feb) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Corr_(politician)" title="Jim Corr (politician)">Jim Corr</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>1982 (Nov) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Coveney" title="Hugh Coveney">Hugh Coveney</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25th</td> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#e30511"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Toddy_O%27Sullivan" title="Toddy O'Sullivan">Toddy O'Sullivan</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Dennehy" title="John Dennehy">John Dennehy</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batt_O%27Keeffe" title="Batt O'Keeffe">Batt O'Keeffe</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#1251A2"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pearse_Wyse" title="Pearse Wyse">Pearse Wyse</a><br />(PDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1989 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">27th</td> <td>1992 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Batt_O%27Keeffe" title="Batt O'Keeffe">Batt O'Keeffe</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1251A2"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Cox" title="Pat Cox">Pat Cox</a><br />(PDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1994 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Coveney" title="Hugh Coveney">Hugh Coveney</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">28th</td> <td>1997 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Dennehy" title="John Dennehy">John Dennehy</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Deirdre_Clune" title="Deirdre Clune">Deirdre Clune</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1998 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="6" style="color:inherit; background-color:#1985c5"></td> <td rowspan="6"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simon Coveney</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>2002 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#2FB56A"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Boyle_(politician)" title="Dan Boyle (politician)">Dan Boyle</a><br />(GP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30th</td> <td>2007 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#e30511"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Lynch" title="Ciarán Lynch">Ciarán Lynch</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; 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title="Liam Aylward">Liam Aylward</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">FF</a> / <a href="/wiki/Union_for_Europe_of_the_Nations" title="Union for Europe of the Nations">UEN</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avril_Doyle" title="Avril Doyle">Avril Doyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a> / <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP-ED</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mairead_McGuinness" title="Mairead McGuinness">Mairead McGuinness</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a> / <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP-ED</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North-West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North-West (European Parliament constituency)">North-West</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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href="/wiki/South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South (European Parliament constituency)">South</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simon Coveney</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a> / <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP-ED</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Crowley" title="Brian Crowley">Brian Crowley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">FF</a> / <a href="/wiki/Union_for_Europe_of_the_Nations" title="Union for Europe of the Nations">UEN</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Sinnott" title="Kathy Sinnott">Kathy Sinnott</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">IND</a> / <a href="/wiki/Independence/Democracy" title="Independence/Democracy">IND/DEM</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><div><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Substituted by <a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">Colm Burke</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">FG</a> / <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP-ED</a>) on 19 June 2007</span> </li> </ol></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Fine_Gael" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#1985c5;color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Fine_Gael" title="Template:Fine Gael"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Fine_Gael" title="Template talk:Fine Gael"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Fine_Gael" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Fine Gael"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_O%27Duffy" title="Eoin O'Duffy">Eoin O'Duffy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._T._Cosgrave" title="W. T. Cosgrave">W. T. Cosgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulcahy" title="Richard Mulcahy">Richard Mulcahy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dillon_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="James Dillon (Fine Gael politician)">James Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Cosgrave" title="Liam Cosgrave">Liam Cosgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garret_FitzGerald" title="Garret FitzGerald">Garret FitzGerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dukes" title="Alan Dukes">Alan Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bruton" title="John Bruton">John Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Noonan_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)">Michael Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1985c5;color:white;">Deputy leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Barry_(politician)" title="Peter Barry (politician)">Peter Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bruton" title="John Bruton">John Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Barry_(politician)" title="Peter Barry (politician)">Peter Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nora_Owen" title="Nora Owen">Nora Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mitchell_(politician)" title="Jim Mitchell (politician)">Jim Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)" title="James Reilly (Irish politician)">James Reilly</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simon Coveney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Heather Humphreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1985c5;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Seanad leaders</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Higgins" title="Michael O'Higgins">Michael O'Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cooney" title="Patrick Cooney">Patrick Cooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemma_Hussey" title="Gemma Hussey">Gemma Hussey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hayes_(politician)" title="Brian Hayes (politician)">Brian Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finucane" title="Michael Finucane">Michael Finucane</a> (<i>acting</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Frances Fitzgerald (politician)">Frances Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cummins" title="Maurice Cummins">Maurice Cummins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buttimer" title="Jerry Buttimer">Jerry Buttimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Kyne" title="Seán Kyne">Seán Kyne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1985c5;color:white;">Chairpersons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Crotty" title="Kieran Crotty">Kieran Crotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donal_Creed" title="Donal Creed">Donal Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Enright" title="Tom Enright">Tom Enright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Michael Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Higgins_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Higgins (Irish politician)">Jim Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hogan" title="Phil Hogan">Phil Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draic_McCormack" title="Pádraic McCormack">Pádraic McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hayes_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Hayes (Irish politician)">Tom Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Charles Flanagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Neville" title="Dan Neville">Dan Neville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Heydon" title="Martin Heydon">Martin Heydon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dillon" title="Alan Dillon">Alan Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Farrell" title="Alan Farrell">Alan Farrell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1985c5;color:white;">Leadership elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="1987 Fine Gael leadership election">1987 (Dukes)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="1990 Fine Gael leadership election">1990 (Bruton)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2001 Fine Gael leadership election">2001 (Noonan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2002 Fine Gael leadership election">2002 (Kenny)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2017 Fine Gael leadership election">2017 (Varadkar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" title="2024 Fine Gael leadership election">2024 (Harris)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1985c5;color:white;">Presidential candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Mac_Eoin" title="Seán Mac Eoin">Seán Mac Eoin</a> (<a href="/wiki/1945_Irish_presidential_election" title="1945 Irish presidential election">1945</a>, <a href="/wiki/1959_Irish_presidential_election" title="1959 Irish presidential election">1959</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Higgins" title="Tom O'Higgins">Tom O'Higgins</a> (<a href="/wiki/1966_Irish_presidential_election" title="1966 Irish presidential election">1966</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973_Irish_presidential_election" title="1973 Irish presidential election">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Currie" title="Austin Currie">Austin Currie</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Irish_presidential_election" title="1990 Irish presidential 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