Fine Gael representative was first elected to the Dáil in 0982
He was Minister for Enterprise and Employment during the Rainbow Coalition led by his brother, former Taoiseach John Bruton, in the mid-1990s.
He was at the centre of a failed heave against Mr Kenny in 2010 and was sacked as the party’s finance spokesman and deputy leader. He later served as Minister for Education and later Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in the Fine Gale-led minority Government of 2016 to 2020.
He is among a growing number of Fine Gael politicians who have confirmed they will not seek re-election including Carolw-Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan, Kerry TD Brendan Griffin, Cork East TD David Stanton and Cork North-West TD Michael Creed
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