Simon Harris is Ireland's youngest prime minister

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On March 20, when the head of the country's governing party "Fine Gael" Leo Varadkar resigned, Simon took over his post.

"This is the greatest honor I have received in my life," he said after taking over as party leader on Sunday.

Simon Harris has already been dubbed the “TikTok Taoiseach” by the media.

Prior to that, the country's youngest Prime Minister was Leo Varadkar, who took over as the Prime Minister of Ireland at the age of 38. And Simon is 37 years old.

Simon Coveney, deputy leader of Fine Gael, said: "I think his leadership will drive everyone forward."

"He will repay their faith with hard work, blood, sweat and tears, with responsibility, with humility and civility," Simon Harris told members of the centre-right party.

"Fine Gael" has been in power in Ireland for the past three years. But the party is under pressure from Northern Ireland's left-wing party "Sinn Féin".

But a poll on Sunday showed Sinn Féin's popularity has increased recently.

On April 9, the Irish Parliament will vote for the post of Prime Minister. He is set to become Ireland's Prime Minister with the support of the ruling Fine Gael-led coalition.

Simon Harris was previously Ireland's Minister for Education, Research and Science. During the time of Covid-19, he played a major role and was discussed.

Recently, she said, she got involved in politics because of the lack of educational support for her autistic brother.

Simon Harris was born in 1989. He grew up in Greystones, a small coastal town near Dublin. Father was a taxi driver.

Harris entered politics by campaigning for autism services for her autistic younger brother and later founded a charity.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2011 at the age of 24 and earned the title "Baby of the Dáil". Then in 2016, he was appointed the Minister of Health at the age of 29.