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Simon Harris | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Harris in April 2024 | |
| 16th Taoiseach | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| President | Michael D. Higgins |
| Tánaiste | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Leo Varadkar |
| Leader of Fine Gael | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2024 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Leo Varadkar |
| Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | |
| In office 27 June 2020 – 9 April 2024 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Patrick O'Donovan |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 17 December 2022 – 1 June 2023 | |
| Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar |
| Preceded by | Heather Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | Helen McEntee |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020 | |
| Taoiseach |
|
| Preceded by | Leo Varadkar |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Donnelly |
| Minister of State | |
| 2014–2016 | Finance |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1986 Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) |
Caoimhe Wade (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology (attended) |
Simon Harris (born 17 October 1986) is an Irish politician who has served as the 16th Taoiseach since 2024. He has also been the Leader of Fine Gael since 2024. At age 37, he is the youngest person to become Taoiseach.[1]
Before becoming Taoiseach, he was a minister in the government of Ireland from 2016 until 2024. He was the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science from 2020 until his election as Fine Gael leader. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since 2011. Harris was a Minister of State from 2014 to 2016.[2][3][4]
- ↑ "Simon Harris set to become Ireland's youngest prime minister after party election". France24. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Simon Harris". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 185. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ↑ "Simon Harris". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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