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'''Leo Varadkar''' (b. 1979) is an Irish politician. A member of [[Fine Gael]], he has served two terms as the Taoiseach (prime-minister) [[Ireland]], firstly between June 2017 and June 2022 and again since December 2022. He was also Tánaiste (deputy prime-minister) between 2020 and 2022.
'''Leo Varadkar''' (born 1979) is an Irish politician. A member of [[Fine Gael]], he has served two terms as the Taoiseach (prime-minister) [[Ireland]], firstly between June 2017 and June 2022 and again since December 2022. He was also Tánaiste (deputy prime-minister) between 2020 and 2022.
== Career ==
== Career ==
Aged 20, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1999 local elections in Ireland. Varadkar was elected to Fingal County Council in 2004.
Aged 20, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1999 local elections in Ireland. Varadkar was elected to Fingal County Council in 2004.
On 11 March 2020, Leo Varadkar made the vastly off the mark prediction that 85,000 people may die from the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]] in Ireland and that the virus had a death rate of around 3.4%. In reality, by 2023 only around a tenth of the predicted figure died from COVID-19 in Ireland.
On 11 March 2020, Leo Varadkar made the vastly off the mark prediction that 85,000 people may die from the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]] in Ireland and that the virus had a death rate of around 3.4%. In reality, by 2023 only around a tenth of the predicted figure died from COVID-19 in Ireland.
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>
Leo Varadkar said on 10 May 2023 that he believed that a government led by [[Sinn Fein]], a terrorist 'political party' and hate group who form the political wing of the [[IRA]], would "make [Ireland] poorer, less secure and less influential in the world". However, he also used this stance to attack Brexit.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KU9wogujNgkJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/sinn-fein-power-worse-brexit-ireland-pm-leo-varadkar/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Sinn Fein gaining power would be worse than Brexit, says Irish PM]</ref>
Leo Varadkar said on 10 May 2023 that he believed that a government led by [[Sinn Fein]], a terrorist 'political party' and hate group who form the political wing of the [[IRA]], would "make [Ireland] poorer, less secure and less influential in the world". However, he also used this stance to attack Brexit.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KU9wogujNgkJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/sinn-fein-power-worse-brexit-ireland-pm-leo-varadkar/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Sinn Fein gaining power would be worse than Brexit, says Irish PM]</ref>
Varadkar is [[gay]].
Varadkar is [[gay]].
Varadkar stated in a 2020 social media post that he isn't relgious, but grew up Catholic and finds faith and relgion "interesting".<ref>[https://twitter.com/leovaradkar/status/1319009002601271296?lang=en Not religious... ]</ref>
Varadkar stated in a 2020 social media post that he isn't religious, but grew up Catholic and finds faith and religion "interesting".<ref>[https://twitter.com/leovaradkar/status/1319009002601271296?lang=en Not religious... ]</ref>
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