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A candidate for Fine Gael.
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Damien English
Party
Constituency
Occupation
TD and Minister of State
Age
37
Biography
Elected as a Meath county councillor in 1999, he was elected to the Dáil in 2002 and has been a sitting TD since. The current Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation, he has held a number of front-bench positions in Fine Gael and has been deputy spokesperson for a number of portfolios.
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