Deirdre Hargey is an Irish

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politician and former

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within the

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, and a former

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. Hargey was

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to the

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in 2020 to replace

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. She was appointed as Minister for Communities at the formation of the 6th Executive on 11 January 2020. On 15 June 2020,

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replaced her as minister on a temporary basis, due to Hargey's ill health.

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