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John Bruton became Taoiseach in 1994 at the head of a coalition Government which helped transform the Irish economy. In the year before he took office (1993) the Irish economy grew by 2.7%. During his time as Taoiseach (1994-1997), the Irish economy grew at an annual average rate of 8.7%, peaking at 11.1% in 1997. John Bruton was also deeply involved in the Northern Irish Peace Process leading to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

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John Bruton served as Ambassador of the European Union to the United States from 2004-2009 and was Chairman of IFSC, a private-sector body set up to develop the financial services industry in Ireland from 2010 to 2015.

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He is the Chairman of the Ireland for Law Implementation Group established by the Government of Ireland in 2019.