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Simon Harris (born 17 October 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence since January 2025, having previously served as Taoiseach from 2024 to 2025. He has been leader of Fine Gael since 2024 and a TD for the Wicklow constituency since 2011.
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At 37, Harris is now set to be Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach, beating the record set by Varadkar, who was 38 when he assumed the role. Harris is expected to be installed by the Irish Parliament ...
The recently appointed Fine Gael leader replaces Leo Varadkar as premier.
Simon Harris has become the youngest-ever prime minister of Ireland, officially taking office in Dublin on Tuesday after Leo Varadkar suddenly stepped down last month.. Harris, 37, ran unopposed ...
The 2024 Fine Gael leadership election followed the resignation of Leo Varadkar as party leader on 20 March 2024. [1] [2] [3] As the only candidate nominated, Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, was deemed elected as party leader on 24 March 2024.
Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three ...
On 24 March, Simon Harris was elected unopposed in the 2024 Fine Gael leadership election. [116] On 8 April, Varadkar submitted his resignation to President Higgins. [6] The Dáil nomination for Taoiseach was held on 9 April, leading to the appointment of Harris as the new Taoiseach by President Michael D. Higgins.