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Fine Gael was created in 1933 following the merger of three political organisations; Cumann na nGaedhael (CnaG) led by W. T. Cosgrave, the National Centre Party led by Frank MacDermot and James Dillon, and the National Guard (better known as the Blueshirts), led by Eoin O'Duffy.
The Deputy leader of Fine Gael is a senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. The post is currently held by Helen McEntee, who was appointed deputy on 19 October 2024. [1] Like other political party leaders, the leader of Fine Gael has the power to appoint or dismiss their deputy.
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.
Fine Gael party confirmed Harris’ leadership following the resignation of party leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday. Harris was the only candidate to put his name forward in nominations.
Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party; New York City's mayor cancels a border trip, citing safety concerns in Mexico; Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria's north are freed after weeks in captivity; Senegal votes in a tightly contested presidential race after months of ...
Harris, 37, ran unopposed to replace Varadkar as leader of the ruling Fine Gael party, and the final formalities of his rise to power were completed in the Dáil, Ireland’s parliament.
Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise ...
On each occasion from 1948 until 2016, it was the leading party of a coalition with the Labour Party, and in three of those cases also with other smaller parties. At the 2011 general election, Fine Gael became the largest party in the Oireachtas with 36.1% of the vote. Fine Gael has 38 TDs, 12 Senators, four MEPs and 246 councillors.