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Mary Robinson is also the name of an English poet. See Mary Robinson (poet)
Mary Robinson (born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997. She defeated Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan in the 1990 presidential election, becoming the first non-Fianna Fáil president in the office's history and the first Labour president. She resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of office to take up the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
MARY ROBINSON
President of Ireland
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| Rank: | 7th |
| Term of Office: | 3 December 1990 - 12 September 1997 |
| Number of Terms: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | Patrick Hillery |
| Successor: | Mary McAleeseMary Patricia McAleese (born June 27, 1951) is the eighth (and current) President of Ireland, Uachtaran na hEireann 1997- ). Her initial seven-year term of office ended in November 2004, but she announced on September 14 2004 that she would be standing fo |
| Husband: | Nick Robinson |
| ProfessionA profession is a specialized work function within society, generally performed by a professional. Definitions In a more restrictive sense, profession often refers specifically to fields that require extensive study and mastery of specialized knowledge, s: | BarristerIn many common law jurisdictions, a barrister or advocate is a type of lawyer, particularly one entitled to appear before the superior courts of that jurisdiction. Details vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Barristers in England and Wales The legal p, former Senator |
| Nominated by: | Labour, Workers Party |
| Other candidates: | Fianna Fáil: Brian Lenihan, TD
Fine GaelFine Gael is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded on 3 September 1933 following the merger of Cumann na nGaedhael, the Centre Party and the Blueshirts. Leaders General Eoin O'Duffy (1933-34) [O'Duffy never had a se: Austin Currie, TD |
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1 Early years
Born Mary Bourke in Ballina, County MayoCounty Mayo ( Irish: Maigh Eo is a county on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Irish province of Connacht. The county town of Mayo is Castlebar. The shrine of Knock is in Mayo close to the border with County Roscommon. Mayo is also home to Croagh Pa in 1944, she was the daughter of two medical doctors. The Hiberno-Norman Bourkes have been in Mayo since the thirteenth century. Like so many who came to Ireland with the Norman invasion, they ended up, as is often said in Ireland, "more Irish than the Irish themselves." Her family had links with every political strand in Ireland. One ancestor was a leading activist in the Mayo Land LeagueThe Land League was an Irish political organization of the late 19th century which aimed to help poor tenant famers. The Irish Land League was setup on 21st October 1879 after other land leagues had been setup in various other counties notably in Mayo on and the Irish Republican BrotherhoodHistory of Ireland The Irish Republican Brotherhood IRB played an important role in the history of Ireland. It was the chief group advocating armed revolt during the campaign for Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom during the latter half of the while an uncle, Sir Paget John Bourke, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II after a career as a judge in the Colonial Service, while yet another relative was a Catholic nun. Different branches of the Family were members of the Anglican Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church. It was into this complicated historical mix of rebels against the Crown and servants of the Queen that Mary Therese Bourke was born.
