Richard Bruton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Bruton
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1953(1953-03-15)
Age	71
Birthplace	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Richard Bruton Biography

Richard Bruton is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 15, 1953 in Dublin, Ireland.

Richard Bruton (born 15 March 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment since October 2018. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since 2016, and previously from 1982 to 2016 for the Dublin North-Central constituency. He previously served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2016 to 2018, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation from 2011 to 2016, Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2010, Minister for Enterprise and Employment from 1994 to 1997 and Minister of State for Energy Affairs from 1986 to 1987. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 1981 to 1982.

Bruton was elected to Meath County Council in 1979 and was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1981, as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel. At the February 1982 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Dublin North-Central constituency. After an initial period on the backbenches, Bruton was appointed Minister of State for Energy Affairs, following the resignation of Edward Collins in September 1986. In opposition after 1987, Bruton served in a number of front bench positions including, Energy, Natural Resources, Health, Enterprise and Employment and Director of Policy. He was also the campaign manager for his brother John Bruton’s successful party leadership bid in 1990.

Richard Bruton Net Worth

Richard Bruton is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Bruton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bruton was born in Dublin in 1953, but grew up in Dunboyne, County Meath. He is a son of Joseph and Doris Bruton. He was educated at Belvedere College, Clongowes Wood College, University College Dublin and Nuffield College, Oxford. At Oxford, he graduated with a MPhil in Economics, his thesis being on the subject of Irish public debt. He is a research economist by profession. After university he worked at the Economic and Social Research Institute. This was followed by two years in the tobacco company P. J. Carroll, before moving on to his final private sector job at CRH.

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Fine Gael had a disastrous result at the 2002 general election; Bruton was one of the few frontbench Fine Gael TDs to retain his seat. The party lost 23 of its 54 TDs; party leader Michael Noonan very soon resigned. Bruton stood as a candidate in the subsequent leadership election. He was defeated by Enda Kenny, but he was appointed Deputy Leader of Fine Gael and Spokesperson for Finance, posts he maintained until 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Maldin Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Richard Bruton celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In 2006, he told the Dáil that the government had “doubled its dependence on the construction sector to support its revenue. A total of 25% of every tax euro spent by the government comes from the construction sector. We are not in a strong position; we are, in fact, in a vulnerable position.”