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In the leadership election following Enda Kenny's resignation, who was elected as the leader of Fine Gael?

  • Micheál Martin

  • Mary Lou McDonald

  • Leo Varadkar

  • Brendan Howlin

Answer

Leo Varadkar was elected as the leader of Fine Gael in a leadership election following Enda Kenny's resignation. Varadkar was the Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Health in Kenny's cabinet. He is the first openly gay man to be elected leader of a major political party in Ireland. Varadkar has said that he wants to lead Fine Gael into a new era of social progress and economic prosperity.
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