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Enda Kenny

TD
Enda Kenny; TD
Taoiseach
	In office; 9 March 2011 – 14 June 2017
Tánaiste	Eamon Gilmore
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Succeeded by	Leo Varadkar
Leader of Fine Gael
	In office; 5 June 2002 – 2 June 2017
Deputy	Richard Bruton; James Reilly
Preceded by	Michael Noonan
Succeeded by	Leo Varadkar
Minister for Tourism and Trade
	In office; 15 December 1994 – 6 June 1997
Preceded by	Charlie McCreevy
Succeeded by	Jim McDaid
Teachta Dála
	In office; June 1997 – Febuary 2020
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Mayo
	In office; November 1975 – June 1997
Preceded by	Henry Kenny
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Mayo West
Personal details
Born	24 April 1951 (age 73); Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Fionnuala O'Kelly (m. 1992–present)
Children	1 daughter; 2 sons
Alma mater	St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin; University College, Galway (UCG)

Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was the Taoiseach from 2011 through 2017. Kenny has led Fine Gael from 2002 until his retirement in 2017. He served as Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1994 to 1997. He is also a two-term Vice President of the European People's Party.

Kenny has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo since 1975, having succeeded his father Henry Kenny.^[1] He is the longest-serving TD currently in Dáil Éireann, which makes him the incumbent Father of the Dáil.

Kenny led Fine Gael in the 2011 general election. He subsequently brokered an agreement with the Labour Party and formed a coalition government on 9 March 2011.^[2] He is Fine Gael's first Taoiseach since John Bruton from 1994 to 1997, and the first Fine Gael leader to win government in an election since Garret FitzGerald in 1982.

In May 2017, Kenny announced he will retire as Fine Gael leader and will resign as Taoiseach once a new leader is chosen.^[3]

References

↑ "Mr. Enda Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
↑ "Irish parties agree to form coalition government". CNN. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
↑ "Kenny to retire as Fine Gael leader at midnight". RTÉ News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

Other websites

Enda Kenny's page on the Fine Gael website
Enda's address to the nation: Sunday 4 December 2011 Archived 6 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Oireachtas
Preceded by Henry Kenny (Fine Gael)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo West 1975–1997	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo 1997–2020	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by George Birmingham	Minister of State for Youth Affairs 1986–1987	Succeeded by Frank Fahey
Preceded by Charlie McCreevy	Minister for Tourism and Trade 1994–1997	Succeeded by Jim McDaid
Preceded by Michael Noonan	Leader of the Opposition 2002–2011	Succeeded by Micheál Martin
Preceded by Brian Cowen	Taoiseach 2011–2017	Succeeded by Leo Varadkar
Party political offices
Preceded by Michael Noonan	Leader of Fine Gael 2002–2017	Succeeded by Leo Varadkar
Preceded by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	Baby of the Dáil 1975–1977	Succeeded by Síle de Valera
Preceded by Séamus Pattison	Father of the Dáil 2007–present	Incumbent

[oireachtas_db-1] "Mr. Enda Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2009.

[Coalition-2] "Irish parties agree to form coalition government". CNN. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

[Resignation-3] "Kenny to retire as Fine Gael leader at midnight". RTÉ News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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