Fine Gael is currently the governing and largest party in Ireland. It has the most members of the and Irish members of European Parliament. The party has a membership of 35,000. It is the senior partner governing with several independent politicians. Party leader Leo Varadkar serves as . Varadkar succeeded Enda Kenny as party leader on 2 June 2017 and as Taoiseach on 14 June; Kenny had been leader since 2002, and Taoiseach since 2011.