Indian-origin Leo Varadkar elected as Ireland's youngest and first gay PM

The Dublin-born son of Mumbai-born Ashok Varadkar & Irish mother Miriam, served as welfare minister

Ireland's new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday evening announced his cabinet line-up, remaining largely the same as his predecessor Enda Kenny's cabinet.

In a statement to the Dail Eireann, the lower house of Irish parliament, Varadkar confirmed Frances Fitzgerald remains as deputy prime minister and becomes minister for enterprise and innovation, Xinhua reported.

The departments of finance and public expenditure and reform will be combined into a super government department, with Paschal Donohoe assuming the ministerial role there.

Varadkar's rival for the leadership of Fine Gael (United Ireland Party), Simon Coveney, is named as minister for foreign affairs with special responsibility for