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Mary McAleese

1951 - Today

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Mary Patricia McAleese ( MAK-ə-LEESS; Irish: Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; née Leneghan; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, having received the nomination of Fianna Fáil. She succeeded Mary Robinson, making her the second female president of Ireland and the first woman in the world to succeed another woman as president. She nominated herself for re-election in 2004 and was returned unopposed for a second term. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary McAleese is the 10,257th most popular politician (up from 11,452nd in 2019), the 2,277th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,384th in 2019) and the 358th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mary McAleese ranks 10,257 out of 19,576. Before her are Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Marouf al-Bakhit, Emperor Jianwen of Jin, Edgar Lungu, Ablabius, and Cleopa Msuya. After her are Schuyler Colfax, Dromichaetes, Agustín Gamarra, Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles, Mahidol Adulyadej, and Feroze Gandhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Mary McAleese ranks 178. Before her are Orson Scott Card, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Fabrice Luchini, Rajnath Singh, Keb' Mo', and Jean Smart. After her are Mihai Ghimpu, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Christopher Cross, Mick Mars, Bernardo Atxaga, and Jesse Ventura.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary McAleese ranks 2,277 out of 8,785. Before her are George Herbert (1593), Arthur Percival (1887), David Knopfler (1952), Robert Liston (1794), Jim Lea (1949), and Marina Diamandis (1985). After her are Dave Evans (1953), J. B. Priestley (1894), Peter Yates (1929), Derek Jarman (1942), John Williams (1903), and Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Mary McAleese ranks 358. Before her are Æthelbald of Mercia (700), Prasutagus (50), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Joe Davis (1901), Erskine Childers (1870), and Norman Lamont (1942). After her are Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874), Ernest Bevin (1881), Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964), John Morley (1838), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), and David Blunkett (1947).

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