Mary Robinson

:Mary Robinson is also the name of an English poet, see Mary Robinson (poet)

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Mary Robinson (Irish name M?ire Bhean Mhic R?ib?n; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. She first rose to prominence as an academic, barrister, campaigner and member of the Irish senate (1969-1989). She defeated Fianna F?il's Brian Lenihan in the 1990 presidential election becoming, as a candidate of the Labour Party, the first elected president in the office's history not to have the support of Fianna F?il. She is credited by many as having revitalised and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of office to take up her post in the United Nations. Robinson has been Honorary President of Oxfam International since 2002, and she is also a founding member and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders. She serves on many boards including the Vaccine Fund. Robinson?s newest project is the Ethical Globalization Initiative (EGI), which seeks to incorporate human rights into the globalization process and support capacity building and good governance in developing countries. Since 2004, she has also been Professor of Practice in International Affairs at Columbia University, where she teaches international human rights.

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MARY ROBINSONFormer President of Ireland

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Rank:7th

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Term of Office:3 December 1990 - 12 September 1997

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Number of Terms:1

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Predecessor:Patrick Hillery

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Successor:Mary McAleese

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Husband:Nick Robinson

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Profession:Barrister, former Senator

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Nominated by:Labour, Workers Party

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Other candidates:Fianna F?il: Brian Lenihan, TD

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Fine Gael: Austin Currie, TD

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Irish name: A formal Irish Gaelic name consists of a given name and a surname, as in English. Surnames in Irish are generally patronymic in etymology, although they are no longer literal patronyms, as is the case in Icelandic. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is male or female, and i...

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