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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)
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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...

Brexit: much is possible at the summit meeting of the European Council, says Varadkar

May 16,2022 12:30 am

Leo Varadkar spoke at a Fine Gael event in Dublin on Saturday

Leo Varadkar has said he believes that a Brexit is a deal still possible, but that the watch does not "make the current proposals, the basis for a deeper negotiations".

The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ) is said to be agreed on a deal, must be in before the summit of the European Council in Two Weeks .

Speaking on Saturday, he also said he hoped to meet with Boris Johnson next week.

Mr Johnson ' s would see. NI to stay in the European single market for goods, subject to the approval of all four years of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland , the EU customs Union would leave along with the rest of the UK - what is in the new customs controls.

Mr Varadkar told the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ News there was Still Time for the British government to submit further proposals.

"I think that a deal is still possible," he said.

"is It possible, at the summit of the European Council in Two Weeks time, but the current position as of today, the European Union , including Ireland, do not feel that the proposals of the Prime Minister , Johnson still form the basis for a more in-depth negotiations. "

The Prime Minister said that Friday would be a reasonable deadline for the new proposals, but it was not his job to, and he did not want to set a false deadline.

Prime Minister Johnson has said there is no delay to Leaving on the 31. October deadline

On Friday, Deputy Simon Coveney , but insisted that a further amendment is necessary in order to avoid customs controls.

according to the EU, said the UK's proposed alternative to the Irish backstop could not be basis for a legally binding contract.

Britain has said it is working on The Details before then, but it was "not a path" to a deal without alternative arrangements in Northern Ireland .

What's The Plan ?

The PM's Brexit plan details a replacement for the Irish cross-border "backstop" in the current Brexit agreement.

The backstop is the controversial "insurance", which meant to keep a free-flowing border on The Island of Ireland, but critics - including the PM - afraid of time could trap the UK in the EU trade for an indefinite period.

Under Mr. Johnson's suggestions, what he calls a "wide zone" for a New Deal with the EU:

The government of a "New Deal for Northern Ireland promises" to help with financial obligations, the management of Changes .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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