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The Taoiseach (/ ˈ t iː ʃ ə x / ⓘ, TEE-shuhk) [d] is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. [a] The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
Varadkar and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, delivering joint remarks in July 2017 On 2 June 2017, Varadkar was elected leader of Fine Gael , defeating Simon Coveney . [ 46 ] Although Coveney had the support of more Fine Gael members than Varadkar, the electoral college system more strongly weighted the votes of the party's ...
The head of government, or prime minister, of Ireland is known as the Taoiseach and heads a cabinet called the Government. However, since 1919, heads of government in the Irish state have borne a number of titles.
Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as Ireland's prime minister in a surprise move, saying the country's coalition government would stand a better chance of reelection under ...
Harris, the outgoing taoiseach, assumed the role of deputy prime minister Thursday, and will expect to step back into the role of Ireland’s leader again in 2027. For more CNN news and ...
Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three ...
Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister of Brunei: Absolute monarchy: 1 January 1984 41 years, 47 days Ralph Gonsalves: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Constitutional monarchy: 29 March 2001 23 years, 325 days Roosevelt Skerrit: Prime Minister ...
Prime Minister of Mauritius: Head of government Mauritius: 23 January 2017 13 November 2024 7 years, 295 days Vacoas-Phoenix, British Mauritius: Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [44] 25 Leo Varadkar (born 1979) Taoiseach: Head of government Ireland: 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 4 years, 127 days Dublin, Ireland: Irish Indian of Konkani descent ...