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Varadkar and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, delivering joint remarks in July 2017 On 2 June 2017, Varadkar was elected leader of Fine Gael , defeating Simon Coveney . [ 46 ] Although Coveney had the support of more Fine Gael members than Varadkar, the electoral college system more strongly weighted the votes of the party's ...
Varadkar first became prime minister in 2017, after being elected leader of the Fine Gael party. He is the country’s youngest premier and Ireland’s first gay leader.
Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as Ireland's prime minister in a surprise move, saying the country's coalition government would stand a better chance of reelection under ...
The lists below indicate members of the government of Ireland (government ministers) or ministers of state (junior ministers) who left office during the term of a government. In many instances, a resignation was requested by the Taoiseach, including during a reshuffle.
The 2024 Fine Gael leadership election followed the resignation of Leo Varadkar as party leader on 20 March 2024. [1] [2] [3] As the only candidate nominated, Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, was deemed elected as party leader on 24 March 2024.
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Harris with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 17 July 2024 Harris with United States President Joe Biden, 9 October 2024. Following the resignation of Varadkar as Taoiseach on 8 April, Harris was nominated by the Dáil as Taoiseach on 9 April 2024, by a vote of 88 to 69.
Harris, the outgoing taoiseach, assumed the role of deputy prime minister Thursday, and will expect to step back into the role of Ireland’s leader again in 2027. For more CNN news and ...