Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar

TD
Leo Varadkar; TD
	Varadkar in 2022
14th Taoiseach
	In office; 17 December 2022 – 9 April 2024
President	Michael D. Higgins
Tánaiste	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Micheál Martin
Succeeded by	Simon Harris
	In office; 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020
President	Michael D. Higgins
Tánaiste	Frances Fitzgerald; Simon Coveney;
Preceded by	Enda Kenny
Succeeded by	Micheál Martin
Tánaiste
	In office; 27 June 2020 – 17 December 2022
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Simon Coveney
Succeeded by	Micheál Martin
Leader of Fine Gael
	In office; 2 June 2017 – 24 March 2024
Deputy	Simon Coveney
Preceded by	Enda Kenny
Succeeded by	Simon Harris
Taoiseach
Further ministerial offices
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
	In office; 27 June 2020 – 17 December 2022
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Heather Humphreys
Succeeded by	Simon Coveney
Minister for Defence
	In office; 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020
Taoiseach	Himself
Preceded by	Enda Kenny
Succeeded by	Simon Coveney
Minister for Social Protection
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 14 June 2017
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Joan Burton
Succeeded by	Regina Doherty
Minister for Health
	In office; 11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	James Reilly
Succeeded by	Simon Harris
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
	In office; 9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Pat Carey
Succeeded by	Paschal Donohoe
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2007
Constituency	Dublin West
Personal details
Born	18 January 1979 (age 45); Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Domestic partner	Matthew Barrett
Education	The King's Hospital
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin
Website	www.gov.ie/en/biography/1a42d-leo-varadkar/

Leo Eric Varadkar (/vəˈrædkər/ və-RAD-kər; born 18 January 1979) is an Irish politician and physician. He was the Taoiseach from 2022 to 2024, previously serving in the role from 2017 to 2020. He was the Minister for Defence from 2017 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022, he was the Tánaiste.

He was the Leader of Fine Gael, elected in June 2017 to replace Enda Kenny. He has served as Minister for Social Protection since May 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2007 for the Dublin West constituency.

In March 2024, Varadkar announced his resignation as Taoiseach and Simon Harris was soon elected as his replacement.