Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar grew up in Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and an Indian father. He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin, but practised as a doctor for just a short time before becoming a full-time politician after election to Dáil Éireann (theIrish parliament) in 2007. He became a cabinet minister in 2011 and in 2017, at the age of 38, he became Taoiseach. Leo Varadkar served as Taoiseach until 2020 and again from late 2022 until his resignation in April 2024. He lives with his partner in Dublin. Read More Read Less