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Simon Coveney

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Simon Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2022 to 2024. He served as deputy leader of Fine Gael from 2017 to 2024. He has been in the cabinet since 2011, holding a range of ministerial portfolios, including as Tánaiste from 2017 to 2020. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 1998 to 2024, having been elected in a by-election following the death of his father Hugh Coveney. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Coveney has received more than 722,850 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Simon Coveney is the 19,214th most popular politician (down from 17,604th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 454th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Irish Politician.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simon Coveney ranks 19,214 out of 19,576. Before him are Panipak Wongpattanakit, Varun Gandhi, Aki Takayama, Terri Sewell, Anton Ponkrashov, and Dave Loebsack. After him are Sarah Siegelaar, Émilie Heymans, Guri Melby, Riin Tamm, Oliver Letwin, and Maud Angelica Behn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Simon Coveney ranks 1,059. Before him are Ben Ray Luján, Matt Hemingway, Hiroshi Noguchi, Amy Weber, Emily Robison, and Chris Osgood. After him are Takayuki Yokoyama, Noritada Saneyoshi, Koichi Kidera, Hideki Yoshioka, Yuji Nakayoshi, and Karl Pilkington.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Simon Coveney ranks 481 out of 549. Before him are Stephen Ward (1985), Mark Travers (1999), Lisa Hannigan (1981), Stephen Carr (1976), Evan Ferguson (2004), and Kevin Doyle (1983). After him are Lesley Roy (1986), Jonas Armstrong (1981), Gary Kelly (1974), Liam Miller (1981), Katie Taylor (1986), and Fergal O'Brien (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Simon Coveney ranks 68. Before him are John Redmond (1856), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Pierce Butler (1744), and Charlie McCreevy (1949). After him are Kellie Harrington (1989).

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