Simon Harris will most likely be the new leader of Fine Gael as closing date for nominations end soon. Nominations were supposed to end on Monday, but they ended a day early.
He will take over as the party leader and the prime minister of Ireland, after Leo Varadkar announced he was stepping down.
Mr. Harris has been in charge of the Irish educational system for years and believes he qualifies for the position.
A message was sent to Fine Gael politicians saying that the party leader would be announced after the party’s convention in Athlone on Sunday. If there is only one person nominated, the returning officer will make sure that person becomes the party leader.
Mr Harris is likely to get the top job because other ministers who could have competed with him have decided not to run. Many people supported the 37-year-old before nominations started, so he was the early favorite.
Ministers Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe and Heather Humphreys were some of the people who supported Mr.
On Friday, Mr Harris said he felt very grateful and happy for the support he got recently.
Why are people competing to be the leader.
On Wednesday, Mr Varadkar surprised people when he said he would immediately stop being the leader of Fine Gael, and would leave his role as taoiseach as soon as the next leader is chosen.
He said he was quitting because of personal and political reasons and felt like he wasn’t the right person for the job anymore.
He said there were no secret plans or hidden reasons for the decision, and he also said there were no new job offers.
Mr Varadkar stepping down from his job started a competition to choose a new leader for his political party. The person who wins this competition will also become the new leader of the government in Dublin.
Who is Simon Harris. What is Simon Harris like.
Mr Harris, who is 37 years old, is going to be the youngest taoiseach in Ireland’s history. He will be taking over the top leadership position at 37, which is one year younger than the previous leader did in 2017.
He started working in the Irish parliament over ten years ago when he was 24 years old, representing Wicklow. Mr Harris quickly moved up in the party and became a health minister in 2016, after just five years.
In this job, he was in charge of the vote to allow abortion in Ireland and the scandal involving cervical cancer screening in the country.
He was in charge of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic at the beginning, but he was replaced when the new government came in 2020.
He has been a minister for more education, research, innovation, and science. He also briefly worked as the minister for justice.
Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie, who speaks for the party in Northern Ireland, said that Mr Harris is a new type of nationalist politician who is not afraid to show their nationalist goals. She said to the media that she thinks he will also be very respectful of politics focused on making peace.
“He is very caring and understanding towards others, especially the victims of the north. I find that very inspiring. ”
“He will be someone who closely follows the new relationships after Brexit and has a strong understanding and respect for the Good Friday Agreement. ”
Senator Currie also said the new party leader is very interested in issues that affect both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They want to give Northern Irish students more chances to study in the Republic of Ireland.