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Simon Harris

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Simon Harris (born 17 October 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician serving as Tánaiste and Minister for Finance since 2025, having previously served as Taoiseach from 2024 to 2025, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence from January to November 2025. He has been leader of Fine Gael since 2024 and a TD for the Wicklow constituency since 2011. A Cabinet minister since 2016, he previously served as a minister of state from 2014 to 2016. Born in Greystones, Harris became politically active as a teenager, campaigning on behalf of children with autism and attention deficit disorder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Harris is the 18,995th most popular politician, the 453rd most popular biography from Ireland and the 66th most popular Irish Politician.

Simon Harris, born in 1986, is an Irish politician known for serving as the Minister for Health from 2016 to 2020 and for his role in managing Ireland's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also recognized for his advocacy on health issues and reforms in the Irish healthcare system.

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Among politicians, Simon Harris ranks 18,995 out of 19,576. Before him are John H. Cox, Iwona Marcinkiewicz, Jevgeni Ossinovski, Zarifa Ghafari, Phil Hogan, and Ana Mato. After him are Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Siniša Mali, Chen Jing, Martin O'Malley, Stine Lise Hattestad, and Charlie McCreevy.

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Among people born in 1986, Simon Harris ranks 607. Before him are Sani Kaita, Juri Ueno, Rona Nishliu, Suzuko Mimori, Ai Takahashi, and Jevgeni Ossinovski. After him are Gao Lin, Mojo Rawley, Alexis Vastine, Uwe Gensheimer, Elim Chan, and Elena Risteska.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Simon Harris ranks 453 out of 549. Before him are Brian Murphy (1983), Séamus Coleman (1988), Niall Quinn (1966), Eimear Quinn (1972), Phil Hogan (1960), and Eoin Macken (1983). After him are Charlie McCreevy (1949), Frank Stapleton (1956), John Carney (1972), Steve Staunton (1969), Fionnuala Sherry (1962), and Bambie Thug (1993).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Simon Harris ranks 66. Before him are Éamonn Ceannt (1881), John Redmond (1856), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), and Phil Hogan (1960). After him are Charlie McCreevy (1949), Mairead McGuinness (1959), Clare Daly (1968), Paschal Donohoe (1974), and Simon Coveney (1972).

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