Leo Varadkar: Youngest ever taoiseach who played key role in Brexit negotiations
by Cate McCurry
Mar 20, 2024
3 minutes
Leo Varadkar became Ireland’s youngest ever Irish premier when he took up the reins of the government at the age of 38 in 2017.
His rise to the top made history as he became the first person from an ethnic minority to become taoiseach and he is also the country’s first gay leader.
Born in Castleknock in 1979, Mr Varadkar is the son of an Irish nurse and an Indian doctor.
He joined the centre right youth wing of the party while studying
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