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| Health minister Leo Varadkar |
DUBLIN: One of Ireland's most prominent politicians became the first minister to announce he is gay, four months before a referendum on whether to allow same-sex marriage in the traditionally conservative Catholic country.
Health minister Leo Varadkar, 36, who is widely seen as one of the strongest contenders to succeed 63-year-old Prime Minister Enda Kenny as leader of the ruling Fine Gael party, made the announcement in an interview with state broadcaster RTE on Sunday.
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