Mary McAleese

Her Excellency Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese in May 2011
8th President of Ireland
In office 11 November 1997 – 10 November 2011
Preceded by	Mary Robinson
Succeeded by	Michael D. Higgins
Personal details
Born	(1951-06-27) 27 June 1951 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Independent (1997–2011)
Other political affiliations	Fianna Fáil (Before 1997)
Spouse(s)	Martin McAleese (m. 1976)
Children	3
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast Trinity College, Dublin
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Mary Patricia McAleese (born 27 June 1951) was the eighth President of the Republic of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was first elected president in 1997 and was re-elected to another seven years from 2004 to 2011. She was ranked the 55th most powerful woman in the world on a list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes, despite the ceremonial nature of the presidency.

She is the first President of Ireland to be born in Northern Ireland. She is also Ireland's second woman president, and the first in the world to succeed another woman.

Related pages

• President of Ireland