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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 ...
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.
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.
Mar 21, 2024 · Why has Leo Varadkar suddenly resigned as Irish prime minister? A disastrous referendum result on modernising definitions of ‘family’ and women’s roles was a major factor.
Mar 20, 2024 · Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. He’ll be replaced as prime minister in April after a party leadership contest. “My reasons for stepping down now are personal and political, but mainly political,” Varadkar said, without elaborating.
Mar 20, 2024 · March 20, 2024. When Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday that he was resigning as Ireland’s prime minister, the surprise announcement ended a chapter in the career of a politician who has twice led ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar became the Republic of Ireland's youngest prime minister in 2017.
Mar 20, 2024 · Wed Mar 20 2024 - 20:22. After the shock waves had subsided in Leinster House and the texts stopped flying came the question: why now? Leo Varadkar’s resignation has been described by his Fine ...
Dec 17, 2022 · In Leo Varadkar’s first stint as prime minister, he embodied for many his country’s move into modernity. But after several missteps, he now takes up the role for a second time, with the glow ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s barrier-breaking leader, said on Wednesday that he would resign, days after a double referendum in which voters rejected constitutional changes his government had ...
