Speaking My Mind

<Leo Varadkar shares his fascinating experience as Irish prime minister at a time of much change and turbulence, in this remarkably honest memoir.

Leo Varadkar was an unlikely Taoiseach - the youngest on taking office in 2017, the first Taoiseach to be gay, and the first person of colour to be Taoiseach.

Equally unlikely was his decision to bow out of politics in his mid-forties. Now, liberated from the constraints of office, he tells his fascinating story with characteristic courage and candour, and provides a unique insight into the formation and evolution of a senior politician.

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Leo Varadkar grew up in Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and an Indian father. He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin, but practised as a doctor for just a short time before becoming a full-time politician after election to Dáil Éireann (the Irish parliament) in 2007. He became a cabinet minister in 2011 and in 2017, at the age of 38, he became Taoiseach. Leo Varadkar served as Taoiseach until 2020 and again from late 2022 until his resignation in April 2024. He lives with his partner in Dublin.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leo Varadkar
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781844886937
• ISBN: 978-1-84488-693-7
• Pagine: 432
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Memoirs, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Ireland, Political structures: democracy, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Political leaders and leadership, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional