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Leo Varadkar

Irish politician (born 1979)


Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar

Leo Eric Varadkar is an Irish politician who has served as Taoiseach since December 2022, and previously from June 2017 to June 2020; he also served as Tánaiste from June 2020 to December 2022 and has held a range of other ministerial positions in the Irish government. The leader of Fine Gael from June 2017 to March 2024, he represents the Dublin West constituency, where he has been a TD since May 2007. His political positions have been described as centre-right economically; he has advocated free markets, lower taxes, and welfare reform. On social issues, he has supported successful constitutional referendums to legalise same-sex marriage and to liberalise Ireland's abortion laws.

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