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Simon Coveney

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Gender Male
Age 51
Date of birth June 16,1972
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Cork
Ireland
Spouse Ruth Furney
Office Tánaiste
Siblings Patrick F. Coveney
Job Politician
Spokesperson
Official site oireachtas.ie
Party Fine Gael
Position Teachta Dála of Ireland
Teachta Dála of Ireland since 1998
Children Jessica Coveney
Annalise Coveney
Beth Coveney
Education University College Cork
Royal Agricultural University
Clongowes Wood College SJ
Previous positionMinister for Defence of Ireland (2020–2022)
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Simon Coveney is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment since December 2022 and Deputy leader of Fine Gael since 2017. He previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence from 2020 to 2022.

Biography

Simon coevney is the current minister for foreign affairs of ireland.He was born on 16th of june in cork.Ireland.He is a leo and holds irish nationality.He is the son of former fine gael td hugh coveney and his wife margaret.He has two siblings.A brother and a sister.

Physical Characteristics

Simon coveney is a tall man with a height of 6 feet and 2 inches.Eh has a slim boyd type and weighs around 75 kg.He has blue eyes and light brown hair.

Education and Career

Simon coveney attended presentation brothers college in cork and later graduated from university college cork with a degree in law.He was elected to the dail eierann in 1998 and has since held various positions in the irish government.He was appoinetd as minisetr for foreign affairs in 2017.

Personal Life

Simon coveney is married to ruth furney and they hvae three children together.He is a kene sportsman and enjoys playing golf and tennis.

Most Important Event

The most important event in simon coveney s career was his appointment as minister for foreign affairs in 2017.He has since been invovled in various international negotiations and has been a key figure in the brexit negotiations.He has also eben involved in the negotiations for the northern ireland protocol.

EU corruption charges 'very very worrisome', says foreign policy chief

EU corruption charges 'very very worrisome', says foreign policy chief
Dec 12,2022 6:00 am

... And Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the were " very damaging"...

Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt

Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt
Dec 8,2022 1:00 pm

... Ireland s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, said he was " delighted" that his department could help in what he described as an " important project"...

Stormont stalemate: Northern Ireland fails to restore power-sharing

Stormont stalemate: Northern Ireland fails to restore power-sharing
Dec 7,2022 1:10 pm

... Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has suggested that pay cut would take effect from January...

DUP conference: Donaldson to call for union support in speech

DUP conference: Donaldson to call for union support in speech
Oct 8,2022 4:00 am

... However, on Thursday Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney - that is the current deadline for restoring power sharing at Stormont...

NI politics: Is another Stormont election a certainty?

NI politics: Is another Stormont election a certainty?
Oct 6,2022 7:30 pm

... On Thursday, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he envisaged the issues would not be quickly resolved...

Northern Ireland Protocol: Legislation to scrap parts to be published

Northern Ireland Protocol: Legislation to scrap parts to be published
Jun 13,2022 8:55 am

... " My message to the UK government is this is a mistake, and to move away from unilaterally introducing legislation which breaches international law, " said Simon Coveney...

Northern Ireland: Truss to set out plans on post-Brexit trade deal

Northern Ireland: Truss to set out plans on post-Brexit trade deal
May 17,2022 10:05 am

... On Monday evening, Ms Truss held calls with Ireland s foreign minister, Simon Coveney, and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic...

Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?

Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?
May 17,2022 5:50 am

... Last November, Ireland s minister for foreign affairs, Simon Coveney, warned that the entire Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) - which exists to ensure tariff-free and quota-free trade between the EU and UK - depends on the UK observing the Protocol...

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