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Mary Hanafin

Politician

Mary Hanafin 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 Hanafin · مارى حنفين				[sources]
Alias	Mary Kathleen Hanafin · Máire Ní Ainifín				[sources]
Birth date	1959-06-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Thurles				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mary				[sources]
Last name	Hanafin				[sources]
Website	www.maryhanafin.ie				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q467641				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2007-2011) · Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport · Minister for Education (Ireland) · Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	St Patrick's College, Maynooth				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Des Hanafin Politician	father	-	-
John Hanafin Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport	2010-03-23	2011-03-09

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,128

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,989

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,962

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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