“For us, coalition with Sinn Fein is not an option, but we are willing to talk to other parties.”
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Leo Varadkar
Leo Eric Varadkar is an Irish former 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. A TD for the Dublin West constituency from 2007 to 2024, he held a range of other ministerial positions from 2011 to 2024. Described as centre-right economically, he advocated free markets, lower taxe…
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science · Taoiseach (2017–2020, 2022–2024) · politician · physician · head of government · also Leo Varadkar, Leo Eric Varadkar, लिओ वराडकर, Leo de Varad, Varadkar
Born 18 January 1979 · Q1728820
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2026· 5 entries
“one of the new European centre”
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“I have always been supportive of migration”
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The Irish Sun: Leo Varadkar ‘devastated & heartbroken’ after Berlin Pride terror attack leaves one dead & 29 injured as suspect killed
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BreakingNews.ie: Leo Varadkar criticised for promoting World Cup final half-time show
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2025· 1 entry
Daily Express: Leo Varadkar
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2024· 1 entry
Irish Daily Mirror: Watch: Leo Varadkar claims ignorance of €800,000 spend on Ukrainian pets despite Irish Mirror report
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2022· 5 entries
Independent.ie: GP in Leo Varadkar leak investigation says whistleblower sought document
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Varadkar stated that he was in support of the transgender community, and credited a gender recognition legislation brought into law during the Fine Gael/Labour government of 2011 to 2016 as a "huge step forward" in terms
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The political magazine the Phoenix suggested that in 2010 Varadkar was the ideological leader of a "hard-right" faction within Fine Gael who unsuccessfully sought to replace leader Enda Kenny with Richard Bruton, but ove
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The New York Times noted that "critics have pointed to Mr
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Career landmark: Taoiseach (2022–2024).
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2021· 2 entries
The Journal rated the claim “Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said lockdown would continue “for a further year, two years or indefinitely”” Misleading.
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Varadkar gave a dedicated lecture on Noël Browne to students of Trinity College Dublin, in which he summarised Browne's career
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2020· 4 entries
The Journal rated the claim “Leo Varadkar is going to the Supreme Court to make a coronavirus vaccine mandatory” False.
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Career landmark: Tánaiste (2020–2022).
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Career landmark: Teachta Dála (2020–2024).
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Career landmark: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2020–2022).
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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Varadkar said that there had been a "fundamental shift" in his views on abortion over the years, and repudiated his 2010 opposition to it
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2017· 8 entries
Career landmark: Taoiseach (2017–2020).
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Career landmark: Leader of Fine Gael (2017–2024).
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Career landmark: Minister for Defence (2017–2020).
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Career landmark: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2017–2017).
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Irish Times columnist Stephen Collins described Varadkar as "coming across to the public, especially younger voters, as if he is not a politician at all"
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The Guardian stated that "Varadkar's centre-right politics are clearly conservative"
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Varadkar completed a course in professional Irish, and devised an Irish language form for his surname, de Varad
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In 2017, Varadkar completed a course in professional Irish, and devised an Irish language form for his surname, de Varad.
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2016· 4 entries
And 2017, Varadkar launched the "Welfare Cheats Cheat Us All" campaign, aimed at those committing welfare fraud
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And falling to third place behind Fianna Fáil (38 seats) and Sinn Féin (37 seats)
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Career landmark: Minister for Social Protection (2016–2017).
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Career landmark: Teachta Dála (2016–2020).
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2015· 1 entry
During an interview on RTÉ Radio on 18 January 2015 (his 36th birthday), Varadkar spoke publicly for the first time about being gay: "it's not something that defines me.
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister for Health (Ireland) (2014–2016).
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2012· 1 entry
And might need a second bailout, causing jitters on international markets about Ireland's credibility
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2011· 4 entries
Upset a number of his own party colleagues when he negatively compared embattled Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach Brian Cowen to former Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald
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Varadkar cited Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary as the Irish person he most admired due to his forthrightness, and Otto von Bismarck as a historic figure he admired, crediting Bismarck as a conservative who was able to enact
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Career landmark: Teachta Dála (2011–2016).
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Career landmark: Minister for Transport (2011–2014).
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2010· 3 entries
Varadkar was an advocate of a scheme in which immigrants to Ireland would be paid to return to their country of origin
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The Irish Examiner described Varadkar as "conservative" while that same year the Irish magazine Hot Press described his policy positions as "radical right", although in the same article, he described himself as "centre-r
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Varadkar stated that he opposed abortion, that he was not in favour of introducing new legislation on abortion, and that he opposed abortion in cases of rape because he felt it would lead to "abortion on demand"
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2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: Teachta Dála (2007–2011).
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Varadkar developed a reputation in the late 2000s and early 2010s as somewhat of an outspoken maverick
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2003· 2 entries
For the Castleknock local electoral area, as a replacement for Sheila Terry
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After completing his internship at KEM Hospital in Mumbai
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1979· 1 entry
Born 1979-01-18.
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