Michael Noonan
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Born | Michael James Noonan 21 May 1943 Bruree, Limerick, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University College Dublin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Florence Knightley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Fine Gael | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish politician who was a member of every Fine Gael cabinet from 1982. He attended the 2012 and 2016 Bilderberg meetings when Minister for Finance.
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Michael Noonan is an Irish politician who was a member of every Fine Gael cabinet from 1982. He attended the 2012 and 2016 Bilderberg meetings when Minister for Finance.
Education
The son of a local school teacher, Noonan was born in Limerick in 1943, but raised in Loughill, County Limerick. He was educated at the local National School and St. Patrick's Secondary School in Glin, before studying to be a primary school teacher at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin. He subsequently completed a degree English and Economics at University College Dublin.
Career
Having been involved in the local Fine Gael organisation in Limerick since the late 1960s, Noonan first held political office in 1974, when he was elected as a member of Limerick County Council. Having built up a local profile he contested the 1981 general election for the party and secured a seat in Limerick East. Upon taking his Dáil seat, Noonan became a full-time politician.[1] He was a Teachta Dála (Member of Parliament) from 1981 to 2020.[2]
Noonan has been Minister for Justice from 1982 to 1986, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1986 to 1987, Minister for Energy from January 1987 to March 1987, Minister for Health from 1994 to 1997, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael from 2001 to 2002, and Minister for Finance from 2011 to 2017.
Retirement
In May 2017, he announced he would be stepping down as Minister for Finance in the coming weeks when a new Taoiseach was appointed, and as a member of the Dáil at the next general election.[3]
Bilderberg
A spokesman for the Department of Finance stated that the 2012 Bilderberg provided "an excellent opportunity to sell Ireland on the international stage".[4]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
Bilderberg/2016 | 9 June 2016 | 12 June 2016 | Germany Dresden | The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | Switzerland WEF | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | Switzerland WEF | 2603 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | Switzerland WEF | 2952 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120328130423/http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/the_leader_interview_with_michael_noonan_1_218333
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185751/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Michael-Noonan.D.1981-06-30
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210922191826/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/bruton-and-fitzgerald-not-running-for-fine-gael-leadership-1.3087602
- ↑ https://www.thejournal.ie/what-are-the-bilderberg-meetings-and-whats-michael-noonan-doing-there-472746-Jun2012/