Simon Harris Becomes Leo Varadkar’s Successor As Ireland’s Prime Minister

Simon Harris said, “It’s the absolute honour of my life to formally be here with you today in athlone to accept the leadership of this great party, of our great party.” 

Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced his resignation.

The leader cited “personal and political, but mainly political reasons.”

Varadkar made headlines in 2017 when he became the youngest prime minister in Irish history at the age of 38. Now, Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael has named Simon Harris as its new leader.

As Varadkar’s successor, Harris replaced him as the youngest leader in Irish history at age 37.

In his acceptance speech, Harris said, “It’s the absolute honour of my life to formally be here with you today in athlone to accept the leadership of this great party, of our great party.”