Simon Harris elected new Irish prime minister
DUBLIN — Simon Harris became Ireland 's youngest ever prime minister on Tuesday, succeeding party colleague Leo Varadkar with less than a year to boost the coalition government's bid to halt a first electoral victory by left-wing Sinn Fein.The 37-year-old former health and higher education minister, best known for helping steer the country's initial response to COVID-19, was elected unopposed as the new leader of Fine Gael last month, just days after Varadkar's shock exit.
It will not include the finance and foreign affairs portfolios, held by Fianna Fail's Michael McGrath and Micheal Martin.Harris, who quit university aged 20 to work as a political aide, was elected to parliament at 24 and appointed to cabinet before he turned 30, used a speech at Saturday's Fine Gael annual conference to spell out his focus on law and order, helping small business and reconnecting with rural voters.
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