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| website = [http://www.finegael.ie]
| website = [http://www.finegael.ie]
| leader = [[Enda Kenny]]
| leader = [[Leo Varadkar]]
| foundation = 1934
| foundation = 1934
| colors = Blue (unofficial)
| colors = Blue (unofficial)
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'''Fine Gael''' (pronounced "Fin-neh Gail") is one of the two major political parties in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Due to the unique circumstances of the Irish political party system, Fine Gael (like its rival party [[Fíanna Fáil]]) does not have a distinct liberal or conservative ideology. Rather, it remains centrist, occasionally veering centre-left or centre-right depending on circumstances of who led the party. The party has not enjoyed as much electoral success as Fíanna Fáil, however they have made strong gains in the most recent general election. The last Fine Gael government was under the leadership of [[John Bruton]] from 1994 to 1997. Since then the party has served as the Main Opposition in the Dáil (parliament). The party's current leader is [[Enda Kenny]].
'''Fine Gael''' (pronounced "Fin-neh Gail") is one of the two major political parties in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Due to the unique circumstances of the Irish political party system, Fine Gael (like its rival party [[Fianna Fáil]]) does not have a distinct liberal or conservative ideology. Rather, it remains centrist, occasionally veering centre-left or centre-right depending on circumstances of who led the party. The party has not enjoyed as much electoral success as Fíanna Fáil, however they have made strong gains in the most recent general election. The last Fine Gael government was under the leadership of [[John Bruton]] from 1994 to 1997. Since then the party has served as the Main Opposition in the Dáil (parliament). The party's current leader is [[Enda Kenny]].
==History==
==History==
The party was out of government throughout the 1960s, resuming office briefly under [[Liam Cosgrave]], the son of William Cosgrave, and then again in the 1980s under [[Garret FitzGerald]]. FitzGerald's tenure is generally regarded as Fine Gael's greatest moment to date. In this decade the party shifted towards the left, however a long stint in opposition in the late 1990s saw it revert to a more centrist position once more. The general election of 2002 saw one of Fine Gael's worst results in history, however it spent the next five years working hard to reverse this and made significant gains in the 2007 election.
The party was out of government throughout the 1960s, resuming office briefly under [[Liam Cosgrave]], the son of William Cosgrave, and then again in the 1980s under [[Garret FitzGerald]]. FitzGerald's tenure is generally regarded as Fine Gael's greatest moment to date. In this decade the party shifted towards the left, however a long stint in opposition in the late 1990s saw it revert to a more centrist position once more. The general election of 2002 saw one of Fine Gael's worst results in history, however it spent the next five years working hard to reverse this and made significant gains in the 2007 election.
In 2017 the party began taking a left-wing course after centre-right Enda Kenny resigned as leader and Leo Varadkar, a [[gay]], took over as leader and Prime Minister.
==Party Leaders==
==Party Leaders==
* '''John Bruton (1990 - 2001)'''
* '''John Bruton (1990 - 2001)'''
* Michael Noonan (2001 - 2002)
* Michael Noonan (2001 - 2002)
* Enda Kenny (2002 - )
* Enda Kenny (2002 - 2017)
* Leo Varadkar (2017 - )
^ Due to an internal disagreement, party leader Richard Mulachy did not serve as Taoiseach when the party headed a coalition government in 1948. [[John A. Costello]] served as Taoiseach instead.
^ Due to an internal disagreement, party leader Richard Mulachy did not serve as Taoiseach when the party headed a coalition government in 1948. [[John A. Costello]] served as Taoiseach instead.