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President of Sinn Féin

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President of Sinn Féin
Incumbent
Mary Lou McDonald

since 10 February 2018
Inaugural holderEdward Martyn
Formation28 November 1905
WebsiteMary Lou McDonald TD

The president of Sinn Féin (Irish: Uachtarán Shinn Féin) is the most senior politician within the Sinn Féin political party in Ireland.

Since 10 February 2018, the office has been held by Mary Lou McDonald.[1]

Presidents

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1905–1926

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No. Name
(Birth–death)
Portrait Term of office Comments
1 Edward Martyn
(1859–1923)
1905 1908[2]
2 John Sweetman
(1844–1936)
1908 1911[2]
3 Arthur Griffith
(1872–1922)
1911 1917[2] President of Dáil Éireann (1922)
4 Éamon de Valera
(1882–1975)
1917 1926[3] President of Dáil Éireann/President of the Irish Republic (1919–1922)

1926–present

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No. Name
(Birth–death)
Portrait Term of office Comments
5 John J. O'Kelly
(1872–1957)
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1926 1931
6 Brian O'Higgins
(1882–1963)
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1931 1933
7 Fr. Michael O'Flanagan
(1876–1942)
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1933 1935
8 Cathal Ó Murchadha
(1880–1958)
1935 1937
9 Margaret Buckley
(1879–1962)
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1937 1950 First female leader of an Irish political party
10 Paddy McLogan
(1899–1964)
1950 1952
11 Tomás Ó Dubhghaill
(1917–1962)
1952 1954
(10) Paddy McLogan
(1899–1964)
1954 1962
12 Tomás Mac Giolla
(1924–2010)
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1962 1970 Leader of Official Sinn Féin (later the Workers' Party) (1970–1988)
13 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(1932–2013)
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1970 1983 Leader of Republican Sinn Féin (1986–2009)
14 Gerry Adams
(born 1948)
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1983 2018
15 Mary Lou McDonald
(born 1969)
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2018 Incumbent First female Leader of the Opposition

References

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  1. "Remembering the Past: Gerry Adams elected president of Sinn Féin". An Phoblacht. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Davis, Richard (1974). Arthur Griffith and Non-Violent Sinn Fein. Dublin: Anvil Books. pp. 173–6. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. Laffan (1999), pp. 117, 441