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    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...
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    Bruton (/ˈbruːtən/ BROO-tən) is a market town, electoral ward, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and...
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    Richard Bruton (born 15 March 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Bay North since 2016, and previously...
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  • Fine Gael–led governments, in 1986 under FitzGerald, and in 1995 under John Bruton, passing very narrowly on this second attempt. Its modern supporters...
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    Dukes was replaced by John Bruton in 1990. Following the collapse of the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party government in 1994, Bruton become Taoiseach serving...
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    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...
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    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...
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    they are: Éamon de Valera; John A Costello; Liam Cosgrave; Jack Lynch; Garret FitzGerald; Charles Haughey; John Bruton; Bertie Ahern; Enda Kenny; and...
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    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...
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  • Jack Bruton, English footballer, born as John Bruton Jenna Bruton, North Melbourne Football Club AFLW player Jo Bruton (born 1967), British artist John Bruton...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • Social Welfare. In 1994, Fine Gael returned to government and Taoiseach John Bruton appointed Allen as Minister of State at the Department of Education with...
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    become Taoiseach, including Jack Lynch, Charles Haughey, Albert Reynolds, John Bruton, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen. The department and minister are occasionally...
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  • 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...
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    Bruton Street is a street in London's Mayfair district. It runs from Berkeley Square in the south-west to New Bond Street in the north-east, where it continues...
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    from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018. John Bruton"John Bruton - Professional Activities Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine"Retrieved...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    (1993–1994). Hogan also worked closely with the Fine Gael leader at the time, John Bruton. When Fine Gael formed the 'rainbow coalition' government in 1994, Hogan...
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    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...
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    against a Rainbow Coalition. Reynolds remained acting Taoiseach until John Bruton took office on 15 December and then returned to the opposition backbenches...
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    May–Jun Romano Prodi European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Jul–Dec John Bruton European People's Party  Ireland 1997 Jan–Jun Wim Kok Party of European...
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