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Candidates 2011

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      Simon Coveney

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      Party: Fine Gael
      Constituency: Cork South Central
      Date of Birth: 16/06/1972

      Outgoing Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney has been selected by Fine Gael as a candidate for Cork South-Central. Following the death of his father, Hugh, Coveney was elected in 1998 to the vacant seat in Cork South-Central at the age of just 26. In 2004, he secured over 120,000 votes in the European parliamentary elections, sitting with the EPP-ED group during his three-year term in Brussels. Coveney was re-elected to Dáil Eireann in 2007 and is currently Fine Gael's Frontbench Spokesperson for Transport and Marine.



       

      Did you know?

      In 1997/8, Coveney and his family participated in the "Sail Chernobyl Project" which involved sailing around the world. The venture raised €650,000 for charity.


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