Presidency of Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese
Presidency of Mary McAleese
11 November 1997 – 11 November 2011
Election

Mary McAleese began her first term as President of Ireland on 11 November 1997, following her inauguration at Saint Patrick's Hall in the State Apartments in Dublin Castle. McAleese was first elected as president in 1997, having received the nomination of Fianna Fáil. She succeeded Mary Robinson, making her the second female president of Ireland, and the first woman in the world to succeed another woman as an elected head of state.[1]

She nominated herself for re-election in 2004 and was returned unopposed for a second term.[2] McAleese was the first, and to date, only president of Ireland to have come from either Northern Ireland or Ulster.[3]

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  2. ^ "Mary McAleese". Council of Women World Leaders. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Irish president's journey from Belfast's Ardoyne to the Aras". Belfast Telegraph. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.