Leo Varadkar's rise to the office of Taoiseach is a remarkable tale from any perspective, taking in personal struggle and political intrigue. The son of an Indian immigrant, this outspoken young politician came out as gay amid the full glare of Ireland's media, before orchestrating a secret two-year campaign to become leader of the country. Along the way, he put his political career on the line to defend police whistleblowers and survived an internal party purge after backing the loser in a failed leadership heave against Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny.Now, in this first full-length biography, journalists Philip Ryan and Niall O'Connor provide the definitive account of the most talked-about Irish politician in decades. Family, friends and colleagues have provided exclusive behind-the-scenes detail on Varadkar's meteoric rise to power, painting an intimate portrait of the man shaping Ireland's future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Ashok Meets Miriam
- Chapter 2: Being an Outsider
- Chapter 3: Politics and Medicine
- Chapter 4: Scrubs and the Band of Brothers
- Chapter 5: The Most Talked-About Politician in Leinster House
- Chapter 6: Becoming an Opposition TD
- Chapter 7: The 2010 Fine Gael Heave
- Chapter 8: General Election 2011: Leo Becomes a Minister
- Chapter 9: The āDistinguishedā Garda Whistleblowers
- Chapter 10: Health
- Chapter 11: Coming Out
- Chapter 12: Marriage Equality
- Chapter 13: General Election 2016
- Chapter 14: Government Formation Talks
- Chapter 15: Leadership Seeds Are Sown
- Chapter 16: Leadership Part 2
- Chapter 17: Leoās First Crisis
- Chapter 18: āThe Mafia Brothers Come to Dublinā
- Chapter 19: Trumpās America
- Epilogue: Irelandās āSecond Chanceā
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Authors
- Copyright
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