Background
McAleese, Mary Patricia was born on June 27, 1951 in Belfast, Ireland. Daughter of Patrick Joseph and Claire (McManus) Leneghan.
McAleese, Mary Patricia was born on June 27, 1951 in Belfast, Ireland. Daughter of Patrick Joseph and Claire (McManus) Leneghan.
Bachelor of Laws, Queen's University, Belfast, 1973. Business Level, Inn of Court Northern Ireland, Belfast, 1974. Business Level, Kings Inns, Dublin, 1978.
Master of Arts, Trinity College, Dublin, 1986. Doctor of Laws (honorary), National University of Ireland. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Nottingham.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Victoria University of Technology, Australia. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Mary's University of Canberra. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's University, Belfast.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Loyola Law School. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Aberdeen. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Surrey.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Metropolitan University, Manchester. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Trinity College, Dublin. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rochester Institute of Technology.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Ulster. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Delaware. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bristol University.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Queensland, Brisbane. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Harbin Institute of Technology. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Shenzhen University.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Chile.
Reid professor Trinity College, 1975-1979, 81-87. Television presenter Radio Telefis Eireann, Dublin, 1979-1985. Director Institute Professional Legal Studies Queens University, Belfast, 1987-1997, pro vice chancellor, 1994-1997.
President Republic of Ireland, since 1997.
Fellow Royal Society Arts, Royal College Surgeons (honorary), College Anaesthetists (honorary), Liverpool John Moore's University (honorary), Royal college Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (honorary), Royal College Physicians Ireland. Member Royal Irish Academy, Bar Northern Ireland, Inn of Court Northern Ireland (honorary bencher, barrister-at-law), International Bar Association, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Honorary Society King's Inns (honorary bencher, barrister-at-law), Institute Linguists.
Married Martin Philip McAleese, March 9, 1976. Children: Emma Claire, Justin Charles, Sara Mai.