Mary McAleese (1951- ) was the 8th President of the Republic of Ireland. She took up this position on November 12, 1997, and has always been in favor of full Irish reunification, establishing herself in the eyes of her peers as a conservative with unshakeable convictions.
Mary McAleese was born in Belfast into a Catholic family, and lived between Northern Ireland and Dublin for much of her childhood.
In her late teens, she decided to study law in Belfast, succeeded with flying colors, and took a keen interest in criminology. In 1975, she was offered a teaching position at Trinity College.
In the years since, McAleese has been committed to the disabled, advocating greater fairness for them. In 1987, his talent earned him the position of director of the Institut Professionel d’Etude Légale, a leading university for the training of Northern Irish lawyers.
From then on, Mary McAleese was very popular, and much appreciated for her perpetual commitment to Northern Irish Catholic families. She ran for the Fianna Fáil party, and was subsequently elected President of the Republic of Ireland in 1997.
Since then, Mary McAleese has had the opportunity to serve a second term, in 2004, which ended in 2011.
