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| + | '''Simon Coveney''' (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish [[Fine Gael]] politician who has served as [[Tánaiste]] since November 2017, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael since June 2017. He has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since 1998. He previously served as Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2016 and Minister for Defence from 2014 to 2016. He served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Simon-Coveney.D.1998-10-23/|title=Simon Coveney|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In May 2014, Simon Coveney attended a meeting of the [[Bilderberg Group]], in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/simon-coveney-bilderberg-conference-1490010-May2014/|title=This minister is heading to the secretive Bilderberg summit – but in a 'private capacity'|publisher=TheJournal.ie|date=28 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608203319/http://www.thejournal.ie/simon-coveney-bilderberg-conference-1490010-May2014/|archivedate=8 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In June 2019, Simon Coveney tweeted: | ||
| + | :[[Ireland]] announces €5m in funding for the [[Palestinian]] people.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/simoncoveney/status/1143797411858583552 "Ireland announces €5m in funding for the Palestinian people"]''</ref> | ||
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| Born | Simon Anthony Coveney 1972-06-16 Cork, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | • Hugh Coveney • Pauline Coveney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ruth Furney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Fine Gael | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Tánaiste since November 2017, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since 1998. He previously served as Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2016 and Minister for Defence from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2007.[1]
In May 2014, Simon Coveney attended a meeting of the Bilderberg Group, in Copenhagen.[2]
In June 2019, Simon Coveney tweeted:
- Ireland announces €5m in funding for the Palestinian people.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
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References
- ↑ "Simon Coveney". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 March 2009.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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