Historical Artist Profile

Simon Harris

Biography & Overview

Simon Harris (born 17 October 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician serving as Tánaiste and Minister for Finance since 2025, having previously served as Taoiseach from 2024 to 2025, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence from January to November 2025. He has been leader of Fine Gael since 2024 and a TD for the Wicklow constituency since 2011. A Cabinet minister since 2016, he previously served as a minister of state from 2014 to 2016.
Born in Greystones, Harris became politically active as a teenager, campaigning on behalf of children with autism and attention deficit disorder. He was elected to Wicklow County Council in the 2009 local elections. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election, becoming the "baby of the Dáil" at age 24, and was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Finance in 2014. Following the formation of a Fine Gael minority government in 2016, he was appointed Minister for Health. On the formation of the coalitio...

🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History 0 Charted Tracks
No historical top 25 tracking positions registered in the US archive index.
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History 6 Charted Tracks
"Bass (How Low Can You Go)" Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #12
"He Comes That Sound" Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #38
"Ragga House (All Night Long) Ft Daddy Fddy" Entered Charts: 1990
Peak: #56
"(I'Ve Got Your) Pleasu Control Ft Lonnie Gordon" Entered Charts: 1989
Peak: #60
"Another Monsterjam Ft Einstein" Entered Charts: 1989
Peak: #65
"Don'T Stop The Music" Entered Charts: 1990
Peak: #84