Leo Varadkar
Place of Birth: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Birth: 18 January, 1979
Ethnicity:
*Marathi Indian (father)
*Irish (mother)
Leo Varadkar is an Irish politician. He has served as Taoiseach of Ireland, from 14 June, 2017 to 27 June, 2020, and again, from 17 December, 2022 to 9 April, 2024. He has also been Leader of Fine Gael, from 2 June, 2017 to 20 March, 2024, Minister for Defence, from 14 June, 2017 to 27 June, 2020, and Tánaiste, and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, both, from 27 June, 2020 to 17 December, 2022, among other duties. He is Ireland’s first openly gay leader, and the first to be of non-European background. For a time when Leo was Taoiseach, the leaders of England/the U.K. and Scotland, Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf, respectively, were also of Indian origin.
His father, Ashok V. Varadkar, is an Indian-born doctor, from Bombay, with Marathi ancestry. He has family in Varad, Maharashtra. His mother, Mary R. (Howell), is an Irish nurse, from Dungarvan, County Waterford. The two met in Slough, England.
Leo’s paternal grandfather was named Vitthal Varadkar.
Leo’s maternal grandfather was Thomas “Tom” Howell (the son of Patrick Howell and Margaret “Maggie” Barry). Thomas was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. Patrick was the son of Thomas Howell and Mary Power. Margaret was the daughter of James Barry and Johanna Mahony.
Leo’s maternal grandmother was Catherine “Kate” Walsh (also known as Catherine Walsh, the daughter of John Walsh and Bridget McGrath). Catherine was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. John was the son of William Walsh and Catherine Condon. Bridget was the daughter of John McGrath and Mary Donahue.
Sources: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Genealogy of Leo Varadkar – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Leo’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal grandparents, Thomas Howell and Catherine “Kate” Walsh – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Birth record of Leo’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Howell – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal great-grandparents, Patrick Howell and Margaret Barry – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Birth record of Leo’s maternal great-grandfather, Patrick Howell – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Birth record of Leo’s maternal great-grandmother, Margaret Barry – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Birth record of Leo’s maternal grandmother, Catherine “Kate” Walsh – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.iepdf
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal great-grandparents, John Walsh and Bridget McGrath – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
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Leo’s paternal grandfather was Vitthal Varadkar.
He has started serving as Taoiseach.
Ashok’s middle initial is V. Meanwhile, Miriam is her nickname, her real name is Mary R. (Howell).
Leo’s maternal grandfather was Thomas “Tom” Howell (the son of Patrick Howell and Margaret “Maggie” Barry). Patrick was the son of Thomas Howell and Mary Power. Margaret was the daughter of James Barry and Johanna Mahony.
Leo’s maternal grandmother was Kate Walsh (also known as Catherine Walsh, the daughter of John Walsh and Bridget McGrath). John was the son of William Walsh and Catherine Condon. Bridget was the daughter of John McGrath and Mary Donahue.
Marriage record of Leo’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV65-D6YB
Birth record of Leo’s mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F18H-23L
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal grandparents, Thomas Howell and Catherine Walsh – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1928/09092/5289085.pdf
Birth record of Leo’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Howell – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1903/01876/1730281.pdf
Birth record of Leo’s maternal grandmother, Kate Walsh – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01824/1713343.pdf
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal great-grandparents, Patrick Howell and Margaret Barry – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1902/10294/5747066.pdf
Birth record of Leo’s maternal great-grandfather, Patrick Howell – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02893/2060132.pdf
Birth record of Leo’s maternal great-grandmother, Margaret Barry – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1874/03122/2145105.pdf
Marriage record of Leo’s maternal great-grandparents, John Walsh and Bridget McGrath – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1887/10797/5937422.pdf
Baptismal record of Leo’s maternal great-grandfather, John Walsh – https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61039/02469_01_0182?pid=2887056&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DIrelandCatholicParish%26gss%3Dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djohn%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dwalsh%26gsln_x%3D0%26msypn__ftp%3DDungarvan%252C%2520Waterford%252C%2520Ireland%26msypn%3D10039678%26msypn_PInfo%3D9-%257C0%257C1652381%257C0%257C3250%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5321%257C0%257C10039678%257C0%257C%26msypn_x%3D1%26msypn__ftp_x%3D1%26msfng%3Dwilliam%26msfns%3Dwalsh%26MSAV%3D1%26MSV%3D0%26uidh%3Dft6&usePUB=true
Baptismal record of Leo’s maternal great-grandmother, Bridget McGrath – https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61039/02454_08_0032/3455006?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dIrelandCatholicParish%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3dbridget%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dmcgrath%26gsln_x%3d0%26msydy%3d1864%26msydy_x%3d1%26msydp%3d10%26msypn__ftp%3dWaterford%252C%2520Ireland%26msypn__ftp_x%3d1%26msfng%3djohn%26msfns%3dmcgrath%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dft6&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
CORRECTION: Varadkar’s father is from Bombay – it wasn’t renamed ”’Mumbai”’ until Varadkar was a teenager.