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Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland, holding the office from December 1990 to September 1997.
Jun 25, 2024 · Mary Robinson (born May 21, 1944, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland) is an Irish lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first woman president of Ireland (1990–97). She later was United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR; 1997–2002).
Mar 7, 2024 · Regarded as a “conscious leader” by those close to her, Robinson extended her advocacy to climate justice, human rights and peacebuilding. Following her presidency, she served as the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, creating the organization’s human rights agenda.
May 21, 2024 · THE trailer for a documentary on the life of former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has been released today – which is her 80th birthday. Born in Ballina, Co. Mayo on May 21, 1944, Mrs Robinson would go on to become a pioneering constitutional lawyer, and the first female President of Ireland.
Mary Robinson. 1758–1800. “A woman of undoubted Genius,” according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Robinson was an English actress, author, celebrity, and ardent supporter of the rights of women who gained considerable fame during her lifetime.
The first woman elected president of Ireland, Mary Robinson is a passionate advocate for gender equality, feminist leadership, human dignity and climate justice.
Mary Robinson, orig. Mary Bourke, (born May 21, 1944, Ballina, County Mayo, Ire.), Irish politician, the first woman to become president of Ireland (1990–97). She earned a law degree at the University of Dublin, where she became a professor of law (1969–75).
On 3 December, 1990, Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the seventh President of Ireland. She resigned from the office of President on 12 September, 1997, to take up appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The first woman elected as President of Ireland (1990-1997), Mary Robinson has been credited with transforming the role with a presidency of inclusiveness, equality and peace building, and with creating an important dialogue at home and overseas about Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.
May 30, 2022 · Mary Robinson was appointed Reid Professor of penal legislation, constitutional and criminal law, and the law of evidence, and followed this with a stint as lecturer in European Community law, subsequently establishing the Irish Centre for European Law.
