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Micheál Martin

1960 - Today

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Micheál Martin (Irish: [ˈmʲiːçaːl̪ˠ]; born 16 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician serving as Taoiseach since January 2025, having previously held the position from 2020 to 2022. Martin served as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence from December 2022 to January 2025. He has been leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011 and a TD for Cork South-Central since 1989. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2020 and held various cabinet offices under Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Micheál Martin is the 11,941st most popular politician (up from 14,367th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 206th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Micheál Martin ranks 11,941 out of 19,576Before him are Gianfranco Fini, Salvador Jorge Blanco, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Louis St. Laurent, Stephen II of Croatia, and Jakob Dubs. After him are Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Chung Un-chan, Bernardino Drovetti, Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg, and Sergei Korsakoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Micheál Martin ranks 157Before him are Franz Welser-Möst, Mart Laar, Jürgen Schult, Richard Linklater, Merlene Ottey, and Wayne Rainey. After him are Fabiola Gianotti, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Nobuyo Fujishiro, Omar Sharmarke, Adam Clayton, and Peggy Whitson.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Micheál Martin ranks 153 out of 549Before him are George Browne (1698), Colm Meaney (1953), Daniel O'Connell (1775), Roger Casement (1864), Edward Sabine (1788), and Adomnán (624). After him are Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Jim Sheridan (1949), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), Hozier (1990), Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), and Robbie Keane (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Micheál Martin ranks 30Before him are William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), Constantine III of Scotland (971), Arthur Griffith (1871), Pat Cox (1952), and Daniel O'Connell (1775). After him are Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), Patrick Hillery (1923), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), and Enda Kenny (1951).