What postition did Simon Coveney take over after losing to Enda Kenny in 2017 at the Fine Gael leadership election?
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Fine Gael leadership election, 2017 The 2017 Fine Gael leadership election was triggered in May 2017, when Enda Kenny resigned as party leader. Voting began by members of Fine Gael and Young Fine Gael on 29 May 2017. On 2 June Leo Varadkar was announced as the victor, beating rival Simon Coveney 60% to 40%. With Fine Gael being the governing party at the time, this election effectively appointed a new Taoiseach for Ireland.
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Simon Coveney Simon Anthony Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1998, currently for the Cork South-Central constituency. He previously served as Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2016 and Minister for Defence from 2014 to 2016. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2007.
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Tipperary (Dáil Éireann constituency) Tipperary is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed between 1923 and 1948.
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Seán Maloney (Irish politician) Seán Maloney (born 9 January 1945) is a former Irish politician from Letterkenny, County Donegal. Formerly a member of the Labour Party, he joined Fine Gael in 2000.
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Leo Varadkar Leo Eric Varadkar ( ; Irish: "Leo de Varad" ;born 18 January 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Taoiseach, Minister for Defence and Leader of Fine Gael since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2007, currently for the Dublin West constituency. He previously served as Minister for Social Protection from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Health from 2014 to 2016 and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport from 2011 to 2014.
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Patrick O'Donovan Patrick O'Donovan (born 21 March 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2011, currently for the Limerick County constituency. He previously served as Minister of State for Tourism and Sport from 2016 to 2017.
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Hildegarde Naughton Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency, upon being elected at the 2016 general election. She was appointed Chair of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Enviornment in April 2016. She previously served as a Senator from 2013 to 2016, and a member of Galway City Council from 2009 to 2013.
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Henry Kenny Henry Dermot Kenny (7 September 1913 – 25 September 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and Gaelic footballer who won an All-Ireland medal with the Mayo inter-county team in 1936. He also served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1973 to 1975. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1954 to 1975. He was the father of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
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John Deasy (Fine Gael politician) John Deasy (born 8 October 1967) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency, upon being elected at the 2002 general election.
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Críona Ní Dhálaigh Críona Ní Dhálaigh is a Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor and a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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Liam Kavanagh Liam Kavanagh (born 9 February 1935) is an Irish former Labour Party politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency. He remained in the Dáil until he lost his seat at the 1997 general election. He was also appointed to the European Parliament on two occasions in 1973 and 1977 and was elected to the parliament in 1979 for the Leinster constituency. He gave up this seat on being appointed Minister for Labour and Minister for the Public Service in 1981.
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Offaly County Council Offaly County Council (Irish: "Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí" ) is the authority responsible for local government in County Offaly, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 19 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Anna-Marie Delaney. The county town is Tullamore.
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Michael Comiskey Michael Comiskey (born 1 October 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician, a former Senator and farmer. He was elected to the 24th Seanad in April 2011 on the Agricultural Panel. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Sligo–North Leitrim constituency, polling 4,936 first preference votes (12.4%). He also unsuccessfully contested the 2007 Seanad election.
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South Ayrshire South Ayrshire (Scots: "Sooth Ayrshire" ; Scottish Gaelic: "Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas" , ] ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. Prior to 2017, the Conservative Party led a minority administration in South Ayrshire, with Bill McIntosh as Leader of the Council and Labour's Helen Moonie as Provost, working within a partnership agreement with the Labour Party, supported by both Independents. Following the election, Labour and the Scottish National Party announced an agreement to control the council, again supported by both independents, despite the fact that the Conservatives emerged as the largest party on the council with an increased majority, with the SNP's Douglas Campbell serving as Leader of the Council and Labour's Helen Moonie returning as Provost.
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Irish local elections, 1934 The 1934 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland in 1934. The election was the first test for Fine Gael, which had been formed in September 1933. Fianna Fáil won majorities in fifteen councils while Fine Gael won majorities in eight.
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Jim Mitchell (politician) James Simon Mitchell (19 October 1946 – 2 December 2002) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 2001 to 2002, Minister for Communications from 1984 to 1987, Minister for Transport from 1982 to 1987, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1982 to 1984, Minister for Justice from 1981 to 1982 and Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1976 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2002.
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Eric Byrne Eric Byrne (born 21 April 1947) is an Irish Labour Party politician and a former Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency. He was formerly a member of Official Sinn Féin, the Workers' Party and Democratic Left.
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Dinny McGinley Denis "Dinny" McGinley (born 27 April 1945) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South-West constituency from February 1982 until February 2016. He served as Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs from March 2011 to July 2014.
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Members of the 31st Dáil The 31st Dáil Éireann constituted the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland following the 2011 general election of TDs (Members of Parliament) on 25 February 2011. On the advice of President Mary McAleese, the newly elected Dáil Éireann convened at midday on 9 March 2011 in Leinster House. It was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on the request of Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 3 February 2016.
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Pat Breen Patrick Breen (born 21 March 1957) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2011, currently for the Clare constituency. He previously served as Minister of State for Employment and Small Business from 2016 to 2017.
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Irish general election, 2007 The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 30 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach. The electorate was given the task of choosing the members of the 30th Dáil who met on 14 June 2007 to nominate a Taoiseach and ratify the ministers of the Government of the 30th Dáil. While Fine Gael gained 20 seats, Fianna Fáil remained the largest party. The election was considered a success for Fianna Fáil; however, Fianna Fáil's junior coalition partners in the 29th Dáil, the Progressive Democrats, lost six of their eight seats.
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Gino Kenny Eugene "Gino" Kenny (born 25 June 1972) is an Irish Solidarity–PBP politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency, upon being elected at the 2016 general election.