Simon Coveney (Napoleon's World)

Simon Coveney (born 16 June 1972) is an Irish politician currently serving as President of Ireland, a position he has held since August 1, 2015, when he succeeded fellow Conservative Mary McAleese after she was constitutionally proscribed from seeking a third six-year term. Previously, he served in the Dail Eireann and as McAleese's Minister of Defense. Coveney's term has primarily dealt with the fallout of the European Spring and the post-Versailles Pact order on the continent, and has been noticed for its even stronger Anglophile and Atlanticist foreign policy. Coveney is a major supporter of the British Free Trade Area and the Irish-American Trade and Services Agreement.