Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_VaradkarLeo Varadkar - Wikipedia

    t. e. Leo Eric Varadkar ( / vəˈrædkər / 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. A TD for the Dublin West constituency since 2007, he has held a range of other ministerial ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Leo-VaradkarLeo Varadkar | Biography, Family, & Facts | Britannica

    May 31, 2024 · Leo Varadkar is an Irish physician and politician who became leader of the Fine Gael party and Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister in 2017. He oversaw a robust economy and sought to mitigate the impact of Brexit on Ireland, but his popularity was undermined by the country’s significant housing crisis.

  3. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-68616372Leo Varadkar: I am no longer best person to be Irish PM - BBC

    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. Announcing his resignation, Mr Varadkar ...

    • Finn Purdy

  4. Videos

    View all

  5. edition.cnn.com › 2024/03/24 › europeLeo Varadkar: What was behind Irish PM’s shock resignation? | CNN

    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. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland ...

  6. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_VaradkarLeo Varadkar - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Leo Eric Varadkar ( / vəˈrædkər / və-RAD-kər; born 18 January 1979) is an Irish politician and physician. He was the Taoiseach from 2022 to 2024, previously serving in the role from 2017 to 2020. He was the Minister for Defence from 2017 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022, he was the Tánaiste .

  7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-europe-40134140The GP who became Ireland's youngest taoiseach - BBC News

    Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar, who is stepping down as Fine Gael leader and Irish prime minister, made history for lots of reasons when he became taoiseach. The son of an Irish nurse and a Indian-born doctor, he ...

  8. People also ask

  9. www.bbc.com › news › liveLeo Varadkar steps down as taoiseach for 'personal and ... - BBC

    Mar 20, 2024 · Summary. 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 ...