John Gerard Bruton (18 May 1947 – 6 February 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997 and Leader of Fine Gael...

Bruton (/ˈbruːtən/ BROO-tən) is a small market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It...

Richard Bruton (born 15 March 1953) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Bay North from 2016 to 2024...

Fine Gael–led governments, in 1986 under FitzGerald, and in 1995 under John Bruton, passing very narrowly on this second attempt. Its modern supporters...

Dukes was replaced by John Bruton in 1990. Following the collapse of the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party government in 1994, Bruton become Taoiseach serving...

Dáil on 15 May by President Mary Robinson, on the request of Taoiseach John Bruton. The general election took place in 41 Dáil constituencies throughout...

prompted Lowry's resignation from the Cabinet in November 1996. Taoiseach John Bruton announced that Lowry would not be allowed to stand as a Fine Gael candidate...

they are: Éamon de Valera; John A. Costello; Liam Cosgrave; Jack Lynch; Garret FitzGerald; Charles Haughey; John Bruton; Bertie Ahern; Enda Kenny; and...

Dukes' leadership. He was subsequently replaced as party leader by John Bruton. Bruton brought him back to the front bench in September 1992, shortly before...

minority government. He was the first Taoiseach from Fine Gael since John Bruton (1994–1997), and the first Leader of Fine Gael to win a general election...

of no confidence, proposed by Fine Gael and Leader of the Opposition John Bruton, seconded by Fianna Fáil's former coalition partners the Labour Party...

Zealand Breakers Donna Bruton (1954–2012), American painter, educator Jack Bruton, English footballer, born as John Bruton Jenna Bruton, North Melbourne Football...

substantially adopted by the new government and in return for making John Bruton the Taoiseach, Ruairi Quinn of Labour became the first-ever Labour Minister...

Gael cabinet since 1982, serving in the cabinets of Garret FitzGerald, John Bruton and Enda Kenny. During these terms of office, he held the positions of...

against a Rainbow Coalition. Reynolds remained acting Taoiseach until John Bruton took office on 15 December and then returned to the opposition backbenches...

Pat Cox. He was appointed to cabinet in December 1994 under Taoiseach John Bruton as Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine. However, he was...

Gael and was, however, out of favour with John Bruton when he became Fine Gael leader in 1990. When Bruton formed the Rainbow Coalition in December 1994...

election, Barry was one of three candidates (along with Alan Dukes and John Bruton) who contested the party leadership. Dukes was the eventual victor. He...

15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 Taoiseach John Bruton Preceded by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Succeeded by John O'Donoghue Deputy leader of Fine Gael In office...

27 January – John Connor, 79, politician, TD (1981–1982 and 1989–1997) and senator (1983–1989 and 1997–2002). 5 February – John Bruton, 76, politician...

tabled a motion of no confidence in the leader, John Bruton. The motion was successful in ousting Bruton as leader, with Noonan becoming leader of Fine...

became Taoiseach include Jack Lynch, Charles Haughey, Albert Reynolds, John Bruton, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen. The department and minister are occasionally...

part ways with Albert Reynolds's Fianna Fáil. Both Albert Reynolds and John Bruton of Fine Gael were fighting their first general election as leader of...

Bruton Street is a street in London's Mayfair district. Queen Elizabeth II was born there, and the fashion designer Norman Hartnell lived there for 44...

TDs support.[citation needed] However, the second budget introduced by John Bruton led to the government's defeat in the Dáil on the evening of 27 January...

Longford–Westmeath (1977–1992) Longford–Roscommon (1992–2002) 17 May 2002 10 John Bruton 18 May 1947 18 June 1969 Fine Gael Meath 31 October 2004 11 Bertie Ahern...

years into the 27th Dáil. It was a coalition of Fine Gael, with leader John Bruton as Taoiseach, Labour, with Dick Spring as Tánaiste, and Democratic Left...

during 1996, and the consequent banning of Irish beef by Russia. When John Bruton resigned as leader of Fine Gael in January 2001, there was much speculation...

Garret FitzGerald Alan Dukes John Bruton Michael Noonan Enda Kenny Leo Varadkar Simon Harris Deputy leaders Peter Barry John Bruton Peter Barry Nora Owen Jim...

Republican Army. John, along with his two brothers Peter and Michael, had been active participants in the Irish War of Independence. When John's father's health...