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The Deputy leader of Fine Gael is a senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. The post is currently held by Helen McEntee, who was appointed deputy on 19 October 2024. [1] Like other political party leaders, the leader of Fine Gael has the power to appoint or dismiss their deputy.
The 2024 Fine Gael leadership election followed the resignation of Leo Varadkar as party leader on 20 March 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As the only candidate nominated, Simon Harris , the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , was deemed elected as party leader on 24 March 2024.
Simon Harris succeeded Leo Varadkar as party leader on 24 March 2024. [31] Fine Gael was founded on 8 September 1933, [32] [33] following the merger of its parent party Cumann na nGaedheal, the National Centre Party and the Blueshirts.
The leader of Ireland’s Labour Party has held talks with the Taoiseach and Tanaiste as efforts to form a new coalition government intensify. Ivana Bacik had separate meetings with Fianna Fail ...
Peter Roche is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency since the 2024 general election. [1] [2] Roche was a Fine Gael member of Galway County Council for the Tuam area from 2009 to 2024. [3] He stood unsuccessfully at 1999 and 2004 elections as an independent candidate. [4]
The party leader said speculation had prematurely jumped to issues around how ministries might be allocated and whether Fianna Fail and Fine Gael would once again rotate the taoiseach’s role ...
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael look well placed to return to power with Sinn Fein’s vote share well down on 2020.
Joe Cooney (born 1956/1957) [1] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency since the 2024 general election. [2] [3] Cooney was a member of Clare County Council from 2004 to 2024, representing the Killaloe electoral area. [4] [1] He is married, and has three sons. [1]