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A candidate for Fine Gael. View party
ELECTED
Simon Coveney
Party
Constituency
Occupation
TD and Minister
Age
43
Biography

The current Minister for Agriculture, Marine, Food & Defence, he was first elected to the Dáil after winning a 1998 by-election. He served in the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007 when he was re-elected to the Dáil. He has been a sitting TD since.

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