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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 · Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced last week that he was “no longer the best person” to lead his country.
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.
- Finn Purdy
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...
Mar 20, 2024 · Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country as soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. (Nick Bradshaw/PA via AP)
- jlawless@ap.org
- London Correspondent
Mar 20, 2024 · Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thanked outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for his years of service. He said they had worked together on issues, noting the restoration of power sharing in...
Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s first openly gay taoiseach, or prime minister, said Wednesday that he would step down — a shocking move that he said was for both “personal and political”...
