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The 33rd Government of Ireland was formed by a coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party when Leo Varadkar succeeded Micheál Martin as Taoiseach as part of a rotation agreement. The coalition had been formed after the 2020 general election to Dáil Éireann held on 8 February.

Nomination of Taoiseach
After the resignation of Micheál Martin as Taoiseach on 17 December 2022, Leo Varadkar was proposed for the nomination of the Dáil for the position of Taoiseach. This motion was approved and Varadkar was appointed by President Michael D. Higgins.

Members of the Government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Leo Varadkar proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil. They were appointed by the president on the same day.

Attorney General
Rossa Fanning SC was appointed by the president as Attorney General on the nomination of the Taoiseach.

Ministers of State
On 17 December 2022, the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed Hildegarde Naughton, TD, Jack Chambers, TD, and Sen. Pippa Hackett as Ministers of State attending at cabinet without a vote. On 21 December, the government appointed a further seventeen Ministers of State on the nomination of the Taoiseach.