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He was first elected to the Dáil Éireann, Ireland's national legislature, in 2007 to represent the constituency of Dublin West. He remains TD for the seat to this day.
He was first elected to the Dáil Éireann, Ireland's national legislature, in 2007 to represent the constituency of Dublin West. He remains TD for the seat to this day.
He became 14th Taoiseach of Ireland in 2017.<ref name="BBC_elect">{{cite news|title=Leo Varadkar elected as Republic of Ireland's taoiseach|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40266513|access-date=14 June 2017|work=BBC News|date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403094927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40266513|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
He became 14th Taoiseach of Ireland on 14 June 2017, at the age of 38. At the time, it was widely reported that Varadkar was the youngest person to hold that position, and the first [[homosexual]] to do so. Earlier that month, Varadkar won the Fine Gael leadership contest and was confirmed in the Dáil Éireann, Ireland's lower legislative chamber, by 57 votes to 50 with 47 abstentions.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/06/14/irelands-first-gay-prime-minister-enters-office/ Ireland’s First Gay Prime Minister Enters Office]</ref><ref name="BBC_elect">{{cite news|title=Leo Varadkar elected as Republic of Ireland's taoiseach|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40266513|access-date=14 June 2017|work=BBC News|date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403094927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40266513|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
After serving nearly 3 years as Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar returned to the position of Taoiseach on Saturday, 17 December 2022. He was elected to the position following an 87-62 vote in the Dáil Éireann following a formal nomination by the President.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/news/leo-varadkar-elected-irish-taoiseach-for-second-time/ Leo Varadkar elected Irish Taoiseach for second time]</ref>
After serving nearly 3 years as Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar returned to the position of Taoiseach on Saturday, 17 December 2022. He was elected to the position following an 87-62 vote in the Dáil Éireann following a formal nomination by the President.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/news/leo-varadkar-elected-irish-taoiseach-for-second-time/ Leo Varadkar elected Irish Taoiseach for second time]</ref>