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Patrick Hillery

1923 - 2008

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Patrick John Hillery (Irish: Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976, Minister for External Affairs from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Labour from 1966 to 1969, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1965 to 1969 and Minister for Education from 1959 to 1965. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1951 to 1973. In 1973, he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner, upon Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community, serving until 1976, when he became President of Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Hillery is the 12,781st most popular politician (up from 13,299th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Patrick Hillery ranks 12,781 out of 19,576. Before him are Ólafur Thors, Beau Biden, Gualberto Villarroel, An Dương Vương, Mike Castle, and Mark White. After him are Louis Michel, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Oh Se-hoon, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Alexius Slav, and Lucius Marcius Philippus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Patrick Hillery ranks 227. Before him are Juan Burgueño, Ryōtarō Shiba, Octavio Lepage, Rentarō Mikuni, V. C. Andrews, and Juan Arza. After him are Karl Vaino, Sam Francis, Aleksandra Chudina, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, Giuseppe Rotunno, and Grigory Romanov. Among people deceased in 2008, Patrick Hillery ranks 194. Before him are Robert Prosky, René Harris, Vija Artmane, B. R. Chopra, Germaine Tillion, and Lennart Bergelin. After him are Ken Ogata, Marlyn Meltzer, Paavo Haavikko, Grigory Romanov, John Phillip Law, and Lydia Shum.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Patrick Hillery ranks 169 out of 549. Before him are Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Robert Mallet (1810), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), Catald (700), and Aidan of Lindisfarne (600). After him are Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), Moya Brennan (1952), Brian McFadden (1980), Peter Woulfe (1727), and Seán O'Casey (1880).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Patrick Hillery ranks 33. Before him are Arthur Griffith (1871), Pat Cox (1952), Daniel O'Connell (1775), Micheál Martin (1960), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760). After him are Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), Enda Kenny (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), and Liam Cosgrave (1920).

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