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Leo Eric Varadkar (/ v ə ˈ r æ d k ər / və-RAD-kər; born 18 January 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 and from 2022 to 2024, as Tánaiste from 2020 to 2022, and as leader of Fine Gael from 2017 to 2024.
Mar 24, 2024 · Leo Varadkar, Ireland's youngest premier and first gay leader, announced last week that he is resigning from his role as Prime Minister.
Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar is resigning as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader after a turbulent number of weeks for his party. He says his decision to step down is for both "personal and...
May 31, 2024 · Leo Varadkar (born January 18, 1979, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish politician who became leader of the Fine Gael party and Ireland’s first openly gay taoiseach (prime minister) in June 2017. He served as taoiseach until June 2020 and returned to the post in December 2022. He resigned in April 2024.
Mar 20, 2024 · Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar will step down as party leader immediately and will resign as taoiseach as soon as his Fine Gael successor is selected.
Jun 27, 2024 · Leo Varadkar has suggested that Ireland’s newly appointed Finance Minister Jack Chambers may be the “next gay Taoiseach in waiting”. The former Taoiseach made the comment during an RTÉ Today interview with Claire Byrne, where they discussed the 33-year-old government official who was voted by TDs to become Minister for Finance on June 26.. Jack Chambers was first elected to the Dáil in ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has stood down as leader of Fine Gael, effective today, Wednesday. It is expected that nominations for the leadership of Fine Gael will open tonight. He will...
Mar 20, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down for reasons that he said were both personal and political.
Dec 17, 2022 · Now, the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has handed over the most important job in Ireland to his Fine Gael counterpart, Leo Varadkar. The parties agreed the deal after a general election in...
Dec 17, 2022 · When Leo Varadkar became Ireland’s prime minister in 2017, he was hailed as a fresh face in European politics, only 38 years old, his country’s first openly gay leader and the first with...
