Simon Harris is an Indian-origin politician who is set on becoming the new youngest Prime Minister of Ireland, find out more about him below along with his religion and net worth
The new development comes following the resignation of the previous PM, Leo Varadkar, from the same governing Fine Gael party.
Who is Indian origin Simon Harris new Ireland PM, net worthl, wife, religion, bio, age, parents and education
"Take our flag back." Strong words from Simon Harris, Ireland's new Taoiseach-in-waiting (Prime Minister-elect). pic.twitter.com/jOg0SvqMbd
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Harris will succeed Leo Varadkar, who was previously the country’s youngest-ever leader and Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister.
Simon Harris becomes new youngest Prime Minister of Ireland
He will when the country’s parliament or Oireachtas, next sits on April 9 due to support from Fine Gael’s coalition partners, Al Jazeera reported.
Simon Harris has been voted in as the Republic of Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister. He will now join office once the country’s parliament or Oireachtas, next sits on April 9. The new developments come after sitting PM Leo Varadkar, resigned unexpectedly last week, on Wednesday. Varadkar stated that the party would be better governed under the guidance of another leader.
Following his new appointment, Simon Harris stated that he told his party members that he would repay their faith with:
hard work, with blood, sweat and tears, day in and day out with responsibility, with humility and with civility.”
He also added that Fine Gael “stands for law and order” and told his members that he wanted to “take our flag back” from nationalists. Harris promised to pursue a “more planned and sustainable” immigration policy and “fight against the dangers of populism.” He also spoke about the international arena, where he called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, while condemning Russia’s “horrific illegal invasion of Ukraine.”
Simon Harris bio
Simon Harris is an upcoming young Irish politician who was born on October 17, 1986, in Greystones, Ireland. He was born to parents, Mary Harris, and Bart Harris, and he is currently 37 years old. He belongs to the Fine Gael party and has previously served as its leader since the start of this year.
While he comes from a Jew background and is Jewish, Simon explained that he was never religiously Jewish, although his mother is. His net worth isn’t known though.
Education
Simon Harris obtained his education from St. David’s Holy Faith Secondary School, and later from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Wife
Simon has been married to his wife, Caoimhe Wade, since 2017.
Career and profession
Harris recently shared that he started out in politics as an “opinionated, moody teenager,” bothered by the lack of educational support that his autistic brother received. He began his career in politics by serving as a minister in the government of Ireland since 2016. He served as the Minister for various departments, including Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, since June 2020. Harris is most prominently known for taking responsibility during Ireland’s COVID-19 response.