Leo Varadkar has served as taoiseach since December 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2020 – at the age of 38, being the youngest person to hold the position in office.
During the campaign for the 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, Varadkar came out as gay becoming the first serving Irish minister to do so.
Varadkar has been the leader of Fine Gael since June 2017, and a Dublin West TD since 2007.
He served as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from June 2020 to December 2022.
Under Taoiseach Enda Kenny, he served as Minister for social protection from 2016 to 2017.