Simon Coveney

Simon Coveney
Simon Coveney ; (politician);
Born	Simon Anthony Coveney; 1972-06-16; Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Parents	• Hugh Coveney; • Pauline Coveney
Children	3
Spouse	Ruth Furney
Party	Fine Gael
	Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
	14 June 2017 - Present
	Deputy Leader of Fine Gael
In office
	13 June 2017 - Present
	Minister for Housing Planning Community and Local Government
In office
	6 May 2016 - 14 June 2017
	Minister for Defence
In office
	11 July 2014 - 6 May 2016
	Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine
In office
	9 March 2011 - 6 May 2016
	Teachta Dála
In office
	October 1998 - Present
	Member of the European Parliament
In office
	20 July 2004 - 24 June 2007
Preceded by	Mário SoaresPat Cox

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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