Richard Bruton Politician

Richard Bruton (born 15 March 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–Central constituency since 1982. He was appointed as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on 9 March 2011. He previously served as Minister for Enterprise and Employment from 1994 to 1997, and he was the Fine Gael spokesperson on Finance and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2010.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 15, 1953
Birth place	Dublin
Education	University College Dublin Nuffield College Oxford

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Office holder

office	Teachta Dála Senator Deputy Leader of Fine Gael Minister forEnterprise and Employment Minister forJobs Enterprise and Innovation Minister of State for Energy Affairs
party	Fine Gael
region	Dublin North–Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) Agricultural Panel
successor	Mary Harney James Reilly (Irish politician)