Leader of the Fine Gael Party
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Fine Gael
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| Leader | Leo Varadkar TD |
| Chairman | Martin Heydon TD |
| Deputy Leader | Vacant |
| 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) | 21,000 |
| Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism United Ireland |
| 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 |
232 / 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 18,000, and is the senior partner governing in a minority coalition with several independent politicians, with former party leader Enda Kenny serving as Taoiseach. On 16 May 2017, after months of speculation Kenny announced he would retire as leader of Fine Gael at midnight the following day. He had been leader 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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