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Arlene Foster

1970 - Today

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Arlene Isobel Foster, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (née Kelly; born 17 July 1970), is a British broadcaster and politician from Northern Ireland who is serving as Chair of Intertrade UK since September 2024. She previously served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2017 and 2020 to 2021 and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2015 to 2021. Foster was the first woman to hold either position. She is a Member of the House of Lords, having previously been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 2003 to 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Arlene Foster is the 19,327th most popular politician (down from 18,820th in 2024), the 7,452nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,018th in 2019) and the 732nd most popular British Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Arlene Foster ranks 1,144Before her are Andrea Tagwerker, Tony Vidmar, Snežana Pajkić, Maulen Mamyrov, Sadiq Sanjrani, and Matt Flynn. After her are Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Harjit Sajjan, Vadim Bogiev, Pierre Lueders, Anil Kumble, and Zen Gesner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arlene Foster ranks 7,454 out of 8,785Before her are Mia Rose (1988), Ross Turnbull (1985), Perdita Weeks (1985), Adam Nagaitis (1985), Darius Vassell (1980), and Aaron Hughes (1979). After her are Shazad Latif (1988), Freddie Fox (1989), Debbie Knox (1968), Roy Aitken (1958), Asif Kapadia (1972), and Hannah Spearritt (1981).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Arlene Foster ranks 732Before her are Yvette Cooper (1969), David Lidington (1956), Eluned Morgan (1967), Damian Green (1956), Omar Abdullah (1970), and Caroline Lucas (1960). After her are Debbie Knox (1968), Ruth Kelly (1968), Nadine Dorries (1957), Oliver Letwin (1956), Kwasi Kwarteng (1975), and Alister Jack (1963).