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Michael D. Higgins

Politician

Michael D. Higgins 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	Maikls Higinss · Maykl Deniyel Hiqqins · Michael D. Higgins · Michael Higgins · Μάικλ Ντ. Χίγκινς · 15 more...				[sources]
Alias	Maiklas D. Higinsas · Maiklas Danielis Higinsas · Maikls Higinss · Michael D Higgins · Michael Daniel Higgins · 32 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	迈克尔·希金斯				[sources]
Birth date	1941-04-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Limerick				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Higgins				[sources]
Political association	Fianna Fáil · Labour Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · president.ie · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57276				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2007-2011) · President of Ireland (2011-2025) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2001-2003) · Teachta Dála (1981-1982) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Indiana University · Indiana University Bloomington · St. Flannan's College · University of Galway · University of Manchester				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-03	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alice Mary Higgins Politician	child · father	-	-
Sabina Higgins Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2002-06-06	2007-04-26

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,100

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,889

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,634

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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: us-cia-ireland-michael-d-higgins-president · unprot-c74d333ec95c6ea96ae6b7da40ddbafa6547a9d9 · evpo-fc04c093-5616-4039-ab13-de55dde2f1b2 · us-cia-ireland-michael-higgins-president · unprot-250fe8a736bb747517afa73f605f33636f2f11dc

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