Leo Varadkar
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Leo Varadkar TD |
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| Minister for Social Protection | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Joan Burton |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 11 July 2014 – 8 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | James Reilly |
| Succeeded by | Simon Harris |
| Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport | |
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In office 9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Pat Carey (Transport) |
| Succeeded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office June 2007 |
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| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Personal details | |
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18 January 1979 Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Domestic partner | Matthew Barrett |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
| Website | Official website |
Leo Varadkar (born 18 January 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Social Protection since May 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2007, currently for the Dublin West constituency. He has served as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport from 2011 to 2014 and Minister for Health from 2014 to 2016.
A Young Fine Gael veteran and former vice-president of the Youth of the European People's Party and an alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program. He is a qualified medical doctor and became the first openly gay Irish government minister during his time at the Department of Health.
Varadkar was born in Dublin, the son of an Indian father (a retired GP in Blanchardstown) and a mother from County Waterford. He studied at King's Hospital School, Palmerstown and Trinity College, where he earned a medical degree and joined Young Fine Gael. He is a former vice-president of the Youth of the European People's Party and an alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program.
Varadkar was co-opted to Fingal County Council in 2003 as a replacement for Sheila Terry. At the 2004 local elections, he was elected to the council to represent the Castleknock local electoral area and topped the poll.
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