Fine Gael
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Fine Gael
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| Leader | Enda Kenny TD |
| Chairman | Martin Heydon TD |
| Deputy Leader | Senator James Reilly |
| Seanad Leader | Senator Jerry Buttimer |
| Founder |
W. T. Cosgrave, Frank MacDermot, Eoin O'Duffy |
| Founded | 8 September 1933 |
| Merger of |
Cumann na nGaedheal, National Centre Party, National Guard |
| Headquarters | 51 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 W924, Ireland |
| Youth wing | Young Fine Gael |
| Women's wing | Fine Gael Women |
| Membership (2016) | 25,000 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Blue |
| Dáil Éireann |
50 / 158
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| Seanad Éireann |
19 / 60
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| European Parliament |
4 / 11
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| Local government |
234 / 949
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| Website | |
| www.finegael.ie | |
Fine Gael (/ˌfiːnə ˈɡeɪl/; meaning Family or Tribe of the Irish) is a liberal-conservative and Christian democraticpolitical party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the governing and largest party in Ireland in terms of members of the Oireachtas and Irish members of European Parliament. The party has a membership of 25,000, and is the senior partner governing in a minority coalition with several independent politicians, with the Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny serving as Taoiseach. Kenny has led the party since 2002.
Fine Gael was founded on 8 September 1933 following the merger of its parent party Cumann na nGaedheal, the National Centre Party and the National Guard (popularly known as the "Blueshirts", a name still used colloquially to refer to the party). Its origins lie in the struggle for Irish independence and the pro-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War and Michael Collins, in particular, is often identified as the founder of the movement.
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