Mary Harney | |
|---|---|
 Harney in 2007 | |
| Minister for Health and Children | |
| In office 29 September 2004 – 19 January 2011 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Micheál Martin |
| Succeeded by | Mary Coughlan |
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment | |
| In office 26 June 1997 – 13 September 2004 | |
| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Richard Bruton |
| Succeeded by | Micheál Martin |
| Tánaiste | |
| In office 26 June 1997 – 13 September 2006 | |
| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Dick Spring |
| Succeeded by | Michael McDowell |
| Leader of the Progressive Democrats | |
| In office 25 May 2007 – 17 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Michael McDowell |
| Succeeded by | Ciarán Cannon |
| In office 26 October 1993 – 11 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Desmond O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Michael McDowell |
| Minister of State | |
| 1989–1992 | Environment |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2002 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Mid-West |
| In office June 1981 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Senator | |
| In office 27 October 1977 – 11 June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1953 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent (since 2009) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Brian Geoghegan (m. 2001) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Mary Harney (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish former politician and the former Chancellor of the University of Limerick.[1]
She was leader of the Progressive Democrats party between 1993 and 2006 and again from 2007 to 2008, resuming the role after her successor, Michael McDowell, lost his seat at the 2007 general election. She is the second longest-ever-serving female member of Dáil Éireann, serving as a Teachta Dála (TD) successively for the Dublin South-West and Dublin Mid-West constituencies from 1981 to 2011.[2]
She was Ireland's first female Tánaiste from 1997 to 2006, and the first woman to lead a party in Dáil Éireann.[3][4]
- ^ O'Brien, Carl (9 January 2018). "Mary Harney appointed as chancellor of University of Limerick". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Harney was impressive in her day but her legacy leaves a lot to be desired". Irish Examiner. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Harney first woman to lead Irish political party". The Irish Times. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Harney Leader of the PDs". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.