Who was the first female president of Ireland?

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Who was the first female president of Ireland?

Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish independent politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997, becoming the first woman to hold this office.

Is Mary McAleese married?

Martin McAleesem. 1976
Mary McAleese/Spouse

How many terms did Mary McAleese serve?

November 11, 1997 – November 10, 2011
Mary McAleese/Presidential terms

What age is Mary Mc Aleese?

70 years (June 27, 1951)
Mary McAleese/Age

What school did Mary Robinson go to?

Harvard Law School1967–1968
Trinity College Dublin1963–1967Mount Anville Secondary School
Mary Robinson/Education

What year was Mary McAleese the president of Ireland?

Who was the first president of Ireland?

List of presidents of Ireland

No. Name (birth–death) Term of office
1 Douglas Hyde (1860–1949) 25 June 1938
2 Seán T. O’Kelly (1882–1966) 25 June 1945
3 Éamon de Valera (1882–1975) 25 June 1959
4 Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905–1974) 25 June 1973

Where is Brian Cowen from?

Tullamore, Ireland
Brian Cowen/Place of birth

Who did Mary McAleese run against?

1997 Irish presidential election

Nominee Mary McAleese Dana Rosemary Scallon
Party Fianna Fáil Independent
1st preference 574,424 (45.2%) 175,458 (13.8%)
Final count 706,259 (55.6%) Eliminated
Lab

Who is Mary McAleese married to?

Who is Mary McAleese husband?

Mary McAleese/Husband

Who was the first female president in the world?

The first woman elected president of a country was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, who won the 1980 presidential election as well as three others to also become the longest-serving non-hereditary female head of state in history (16 years and 0 days in office).

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