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Robinson, Maryorig. Mary Bourke(born May 21, 1944, Ballina, County Mayo, Ire.) Irish politician, first woman president of Ireland (1990–97). She earned a law degree at the University of Dublin, where she became a professor of law (1969–75). She served in the Irish senate (1969–89) as a Labour Party member. Nominated by the Labour Party and supported by the Green Party and the Workers' Party, she became Ireland's first woman president in 1990 by mobilizing a liberal constituency and merging it with a more conservative constituency opposed to the Fianna Fáil party. In 1997 she left office a few months before her term expired to take up the post of UN high commissioner for human rights. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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