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Mary McAleese

Politician

Mary McAleese 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	Mary McAleese · Mary McAleeseová · Μαίρη Μακ Αλίς · Мери Макалийз · Мери Макалис · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Maire Mhic Ghiolla Iosa · Mary Patricia Leneghan · Mary Patricia McAleese · Mary Patricia McAleeseová · Merė Makelis · 14 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Mcaleese · Макэлис · מקאליס · メアリー・マカリース · 玛丽·麦卡利斯 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1951-06-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Belfast				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mary · Patricia				[sources]
Last name	McAleese				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q174662				[sources]
Position	President of Ireland (1997-2011) · chancellor				[sources]
Education	Queen's University Belfast				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

8th President of Ireland

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Ireland	1997-11-11	2011-11-10

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Martin McAleese Politician	spouse	1976	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,065

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,388

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Wikidata353,755

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