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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...

Irish General election: Sinn Féin celebrate a historic result

May 16,2022 12:30 am

Fianna Fail has won The Most seats in the Irish General election is only a projection of Sinn Féin, which recorded a historic result.

Sinn Féin's haul of 37 seats, a gain of 14 on the election in 2016.

Fine Gael , to whose party the chief Leo Varadkar has led the outgoing Government as the taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ), finished with 35 seats, down 15 from four years ago.

The tight numbers could lead to protracted negotiations for a Government to form.

the results of The elections were confirmed, shortly After Midnight , as the two Fianna Fail candidates, Brendan Smith and Niamh Smyth , won The Last two seats in Cavan-Monaghan.

The Final results showed that:

The result was, as described by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

With all of the first preferences counted, the left Republican Party has taken, 24. 5% of the vote, compared to 22% for Fianna Fail and 21% for Fine Gael .

Before the election, both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail ruled out a coalition forging had with the left-wing of the Republican Party , Sinn Féin, citing his tax policy, and IRA past as a deterrent.

On Sunday , the taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ), and Fine Gael , Leo Varadkar admitted it would be "a big challenge" to form a Government .

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin not exclude the cooperation with Sinn Féin, But said "significant incompatibilities" still existed.

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald, the to the top of the poll in its four-seat constituency of Dublin Central, said Sinn Féin Wanted to be in the Government and worked to determine whether to deliver the numbers that were there, no Fianna Fail or Fine Gael .

On Monday evening, She Said she had not heard from the leaders of the two parties, and was, instead, the work that the Green Party and other smaller parties in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) do the talking.

"the people want to believe a different policy, new policies and a better Government - a new Government - and I, Sinn Féin is at The Core of that," she told reporters in Dublin.

"I May well be the next taoiseach," she added.

Speaking on BBC Newsnight, MS McDonald also said that they believed came amendment to the Constitution.

"The Point was conceded, in the Good Friday agreement by The British Government that The Presence here is solely on the basis of the consent," She Said .

"That the consent can only be tested in a unit of a referendum, and we go to a unity referendum - and I would like that we do it in an orderly, well thought-through democratic and absolutely peaceful. "

Sinn Féin vice-President , Michelle O'neill, said The Party would" ask the question, in terms of the Republican project" in accordance with his.

Why the Sinn Féin Surge ?

left-wing Sinn Féin successfully tap feel The Public anger in The Republic of Ireland on issues that dogged the centre-right Fine Gael for A Number of years - a shortage of housing, skyrocketing rents and homelessness, analysts recommend.

This is likely to economies, despite the fact the country is one of the fastest growing economies in the EU in the year 2020.

they were referred to as "the problems of success", the former Minister of Finance Michael Noonan as far back as 2015.

Leakage - a significant focus of Leo Varadkar and his Deputy Simon Coveney , while in the Power - hardly registered as an issue in The Campaign .

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, Arlene Foster , whose party is said to be in a Power -sharing Government with Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland , the younger voters supported Sinn Féin as a "protest vote" had.

"From a Northern Ireland perspective, we have to work with, who said the Government in The Republic of Ireland," Mrs Foster Bbc News , NI.

she also said that Sinn Féin can put your focus on Northern Ireland out of the question, in the way that it is a "weeping and gnashing of teeth was gnashing" about your party confidence and supply agreement with the previous Conservative Government in the UK.

Sinn Féin, the best result is the success story of this election is.

But , as the total votes cast are in favor, we know that Sinn Féin is not wins necessarily at the end in the Government despite his swath of.

The Magic number for Winning a majority Government in The Republic of Ireland is 80 seats.

None of the three major parties, Fine Gael , Fianna Fail and now Sinn Féin come close to this value.

Attempts to form a new coalition-of-the-Art is formally on the path, although this can be very complex.

the Previous administrations in The Republic of Ireland have been forged this way, But it took a while to get there.

In 2016, it took, after the parties agreed to a confidence and supply agreement, which saw a Fine Gael -only housing, supported by Fianna Fail votes on key policy areas.

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Sinn Féin vote has greatly increased, Winning 37 seats 42 seats to candidates and the winner of the survey were circles in 30 choice.

following in the Dáil.

Fine Gael has been in Government since 2011, first with the Labour Party And Then with the independents, and since 2016 is a confidence-and-supply deal with Fianna Fail.

Varadkar recognizes the 'three-party system'

It is set to lose seats for the second election in a row, But not necessarily in the rule from the formation of a Government .

The share of first-preference votes fell from 25. 5% in The Last election 20. 9%.

The Prime Minister said that he was disappointed, "really", that he did not top the poll in his constituency. He did receive an increase in his votes over The Last election.

He added that it was clear, it was now a "three-party system".

On Sunday , Micheál Martin said that reports suggested that his party would be "the biggest", But that it was early days and that he respects The Will of the people.

What about the smaller parties?

The Green Party has to jump, The Number of seats it holds two seats in The Last election to 10.

Green leader Eamon Ryan , who was selected for the Dublin Bay South, said his party would contribute their part in talks, a Government .

The Green Party saved 7. 1% of the first preference votes, followed by work (4. 4%), Social Democrats (2. 9%), Solidarity-People Before Profit (2. 6%).

Aontú (1. 9%) the independent (12. 2%) and other (1. 3%) accounted for the Rest .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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