Leader of Fine Gael

Leader of Fine Gael
Leader of Fine Gael
	Incumbent; Simon Harris; since 24 March 2024
Inaugural holder	Eoin O'Duffy
Formation	8 September 1933
Deputy	Simon Coveney
Website	Simon Harris

The Leader of Fine Gael is the most senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. Since 24 March 2024, the office has been held by Simon Harris following the resignation of Leo Varadkar.

The deputy leader of Fine Gael is Simon Coveney.^[1]

Leaders

	Name	Constituency	Term of Office
1	Eoin O'Duffy	None^[b]	1933	1934	Éamon de Valera (1932–1948)
2	W. T. Cosgrave	Carlow–Kilkenny (until 1927) Cork Borough (from 1927)	1934	1944
3	Richard Mulcahy ^[c]^[d]	Tipperary	1944	1959
					John A. Costello (1948–1951)^[e]
					Éamon de Valera (1951–1954)
					John A. Costello (1954–1957)
					Éamon de Valera (1957–1959)
4	James Dillon	Monaghan	1959	1965	Seán Lemass (1959–1966)
5	Liam Cosgrave	Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown	1965	1977	Jack Lynch (1966–1973)
5	Liam Cosgrave	Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown	1965	1977	Liam Cosgrave (1973–1977)
6	Garret FitzGerald	Dublin South-East	1977	1987	Jack Lynch (1977–1979)
					Charles Haughey (1979–1981)
					Garret FitzGerald (1981–1982)
					Charles Haughey (1982)
					Garret FitzGerald (1982–1987)
7	Alan Dukes	Kildare	1987	1990	Charles Haughey (1987–1992)
8	John Bruton	Meath	1990	2001	Charles Haughey (1987–1992)
					Albert Reynolds (1992–1994)
					John Bruton (1994–1997)
					Bertie Ahern (1997–2008)
9	Michael Noonan	Limerick East	2001	2002
10	Enda Kenny	Mayo	2002	2017
					Brian Cowen (2008–2011)
					Enda Kenny (2011–2017)
11	Leo Varadkar	Dublin West	2017	2024	Leo Varadkar (2017–2020)
					Micheál Martin (2020–2022)
					Leo Varadkar (2022–present)
12	Simon Harris	Wicklow	2024	Incumbent	Leo Varadkar (2022–present)

Notes

↑ The office of head of government was the President of the Executive Council from 1922 to 1937.
↑ O'Duffy did not hold a seat in the Oireachtas while he was party leader.
↑ While Mulcahy was a member of the Seanad in 1944, Tom O'Higgins acted as parliamentary party leader.
↑ Between 1948 and 1959, John A. Costello served as parliamentary party leader.
↑ Clann na Poblachta (under former anti-Treaty IRA Chief of Staff Seán MacBride) were opposed to Mulcahy because of his role as Chief of Staff of the Irish Army in the execution of republicans during the Irish Civil War. Former Attorney General John A. Costello was chosen to head the government.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Leo Varadkar [@LeoVaradkar] (13 June 2017). "Delighted to appoint @simoncoveney as Deputy Leader of @finegael. Together we will guide FG's role in Govt and re-energise the party" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[2] The office of head of government was the President of the Executive Council from 1922 to 1937.

[3] O'Duffy did not hold a seat in the Oireachtas while he was party leader.

[4] While Mulcahy was a member of the Seanad in 1944, Tom O'Higgins acted as parliamentary party leader.

[5] Between 1948 and 1959, John A. Costello served as parliamentary party leader.

[6] Clann na Poblachta (under former anti-Treaty IRA Chief of Staff Seán MacBride) were opposed to Mulcahy because of his role as Chief of Staff of the Irish Army in the execution of republicans during the Irish Civil War. Former Attorney General John A. Costello was chosen to head the government.

[coveney-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Leo Varadkar [@LeoVaradkar] (13 June 2017). "Delighted to appoint @simoncoveney as Deputy Leader of @finegael. Together we will guide FG's role in Govt and re-energise the party" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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