The 2011 Irish presidential election was the thirteenth presidential election to be held in Ireland, and was contested by a record seven candidates. It was held on Thursday, 27 October 2011. The elect
Michael D. Higgins, 2012
Seán Gallagher portrait
Martin Mc Guinness 2012
David Norris portrait
Enda Kenny
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Enda Kenny is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 2017, Leader
2011 Irish presidential election
…to be nominated by the party he would not stand as an independent. Cox was claimed by the Irish Independent to be the preferred choice of Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the Fine Gael leadership. Avril Doyle, former MEP and TD. On 21 June 2011, she announced her candidacy. She withdrew from the contest on 7 July…
Kenny in 2012
Kenny shakes the hand of German chancellor Angela Merkel in April 2008
Fidesz president Viktor Orbán, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski MEP, and Kenny during an EPP summit in December 2008
Kenny, speaking at the Young Fine Gael conference in 2007