Simon Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Deputy Leader of Fine Gael and Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2017, and Minister for Defence since 2020. He served as Tánaiste in the 31st Government from 2017 to 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-Central since 1998. He previously served as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2016, Minister for Defence from 2014 to 2016 and Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government from 2016 to 2017. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2007.
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16 June 1972 (age 53) Cork, Ireland
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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