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Enda Kenny, Then-leader of Fine Gael, resigned in 2017 after serving as Taoiseach, the Prime Minister of Ireland, for six years. Varadkar, who had served as Minister for Social Protection and then as Minister for Health, was elected as the new leader of Fine Gael, succeeding Kenny. This allowed Varadkar to become Taoiseach, forming a minority government with the support of several independent politicians.