Simon Harris is set to replace Leo Varadkar, not only as taoiseach but also as the youngest person ever to lead the Republic of Ireland.

At 37, he is a year younger than Mr Varadkar was when he took the same job in 2017.

For Simon Harris, it has been a rapid rise to the top of Irish politics, but then he did start out very early.

The County Wicklow native organised his first political meeting at just 16 years of age.

He was also in such a hurry to start his career in politics that he dropped out of college without finishing his degree.

“I know, in many ways, my career has been a bit odd,” Mr Harris told Hot Press magazine in 2022.

“I was a county councillor at 22. I was a TD (member of the Irish Parliament) at 24.

“I was a junior minister at 27. I was the health minister at 29.

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