Toiseach

Taoiseach
Coat of arms of Ireland
Incumbent Leo Varadkar since 14 June 2017
Department of the Taoiseach
Style	Taoiseach Irish: A Thaoisigh
Member of	Dáil Éireann Cabinet Council of State European Council
Reports to	Oireachtas
Seat	Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland
Nominator	Dáil Éireann
Appointer	President of Ireland
Term length	While commanding the confidence of the majority of Dáil Éireann. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder	Éamon de Valera
Formation	29 December 1937
Deputy	Tánaiste
Salary	€192,233
Website	www.taoiseach.ie

The Taoiseach (/ˈtiːʃəx/ ( listen),pl. Taoisigh /ˈtiːʃi/; Irish: [ˈt̪ˠiː.ʃəx]) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament), and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.

The word taoiseach means "chieftain" or "leader" in Irish and was adopted in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland as the title of the "head of the Government, or Prime Minister". Outside of Ireland, the Taoiseach is sometimes referred to as the Prime Minister of Ireland, although this is technically incorrect. Taoiseach is the official title of the head of government in both English and Irish. The Irish form, An Taoiseach, is sometimes used in English instead of "the Taoiseach".