{"id":56811,"date":"2018-01-08T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/simon-harris-10\/"},"modified":"2018-01-08T13:16:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T13:16:12","slug":"simon-harris-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/simon-harris-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Harris is nothing if not precocious. The 31-year-old Irish health minister was briefly tipped as a contender for the leadership of his center-right Fine Gael party earlier this year before he ruled himself out, saying he didn\u2019t have enough experience.<\/p>\n<p>But Harris is no political ing\u00e9nue: He was the only minister not to back the winner, now-Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, and still keep his job. \u201cIt\u2019s not for me to guess why he did that,\u201d Harris, a slight figure with a rapid-fire delivery, says with a laugh. \u201cThere\u2019s a very exciting dynamic now in Irish politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/politico-28-2018-who-to-watch\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/P28-2018-ad-image-1colorE15-380x222.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike many among the older generation of Irish politicians, Harris does not come from a political family. He began his career in politics as a teenager on a quest for better facilities for his brother, who has a condition on the autism spectrum. Now at the top of national politics, Harris is known for being the man who gets sent out to face tough questions when the government is on the back foot.<\/p>\n<p>His task for the coming year: to steer the health ministry \u2014 an infamously treacherous portfolio noted for churning through money and triggering crises \u2014 at a time of heightened political tensions. Harris will be the point man on a referendum to rewrite the Irish constitution to end Ireland\u2019s near-total ban on abortions in 2018, reviving the traditional clash between rising secularism and Ireland\u2019s deeply religious traditions.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harris01_144x103-714x509.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Simon Harris at the announcement of New Childrens Hospital Projects in April | Colin O\u2019Riordan\/The Irish Independent<\/p>\n<p>On the European stage, Harris has emerged as an advocate for countries to collectively bargain with drug companies for better deals on medicines, a strategy he describes as a \u201cno-brainer.\u201d He brings experience to the task, having successfully negotiated a deal this year on drugs to treat cystic fibrosis, a disorder that is relatively prevalent in Ireland. \u201cWhen you are younger you do work a little bit harder, and exceed perhaps what people expect of you based on their stereotypes,\u201d Harris says. \u201cI think there can be advantages to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN HIS WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can change one thing about the EU. What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Its relatability to citizens. I think it does so much that is so good, but the awareness levels of this across the EU and how it communicates its message is not good. I think we saw some of that in relation to Brexit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most important issue nobody talks about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Climate change is still getting nowhere near the amount of attention it needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEurope.\u201d Pick three words that first spring to mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solidarity. Collegiality. Peace.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check the full listing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/list\/politico-28-2018-ranking\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">POLITICO 28 Class of 2018<\/a>, and read an explanation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/politico-28-2018-who-to-watch\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">what this ranking means<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/p28_2018_grid_gif_steps_ALL-TOGETHER_E_simple.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/list\/politico-28-2018-ranking\/simon-harris\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMd3Tz2gX9xSa6CJyaOj2dokBVcrdaT4yY3R3RI7YmL18vCLZZ\"\/><\/p>\n<h5>Politico<\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Harris is nothing if not precocious. 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