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Catherine Connolly

Politician

Catherine Connolly is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Catherine Connolly · Catherine Connollyová · Κάθριν Κόνολι · Кетрін Конноллі · Кэтрин Коннолли · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Caitríona Máirtíona Áine Ní Chonghaile · Caitríona Ní Chonghaile · Catherine Martina Ann Connolly · Connolly, Catherine · 캐서린 마티나 앤 코널리				[sources]
Birth date	1957-07-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Galway				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ann · Catherine · Martina				[sources]
Last name	Connolly				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party · independent politician				[sources]
Title	Her Excellency				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5052598				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2020-2025) · Mayor of Galway (2004-2005) · President · President of Ireland · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Galway · University of Leeds				[sources]
Ethnicity	Irish people				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-21	Last processed	2026-02-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

President of Ireland since 2025 (born 1957)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-12

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2016-03-10	2020-01-14

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,955

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,073

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DGACM

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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United States · CIA

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-343cb8eea05cc9f1865f16cfac20c5641decb31c · unprot-1c142d24047a6202f9763264908dc9488f5e7077 · us-cia-ireland-catherine-connolly-president · evpo-350f28fe-90ec-43be-8a7d-dc0fc241d6ac · NK-82pdu8oauotD354M65CA9i

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