Worldwide
Guide to Women in Leadership
Heads of State of Ireland/ Éire/ Poblacht na h'Eirean (Female
Suffrage 1918/22)
Also see Ireland Ministers
Around year 1 Queen Medb of Connaught
1014-72 Queen Dearbforgail of
Munster and Ireland
She was daughter of King Brian Bory, her husband was king Dermont MacMilmamo of
Lienster was also king of Ireland.
1185 Lady Aoife (Eva) MacMurrough
of Leinster, Countess of Ireland
1689-94 Queen Mary of England and
Ireland
1702-14 Queen Anne of England and
Ireland
1837-1901 Victoria By the Grace of
God of the United Kingdom and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of
India
1982-83 and 1987-89
Member
of the
The Presidential Commission Trás Horan
In her capacity as President of the
Senate, she was Member of the Presidential Commission, which
steps in to perform the functions of
the President if he or she is absent, becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, is
removed from office or fails to perform his or her functions The other members
are the Chief Justice and the Chairperson of the Dáil. If any of those
people are unable to act, the President of the High Court, the Deputy Senate
President and Deputy Dáil Speaker, can act as members instead. Any two of the
members of the Presidential Commission can perform the functions of the
President. The Presidential Commission frequently acts instead of the President
while he or she is abroad, for example, by signing Bills into law.Tras Horan was
she was Leas Cheann Comharlie/Deputy President of the Senád Eirean
1983-87 .
Her official Irish name is Treasa Ui' hEoghanaín (b. 1930-)
1988-91 Member of the Council of State Catherine McGuinness
1990-97 President Mary
Robinson/Uachtarán na hEeireann Máire Mhic Roíbín (3.12-12.9)
1997- Member of the Council of State
From 1997 Assistant Secretary General and United Nations High Commissioner of
Human Rights
In 1969 appointed Professor of Law, 1970-90 Labour-senator, Mother of two
children. (b. 1944-)
1991-97 Member of the Council of State Patricia O'Donovan
1995-97
Member of the Council of State Mary O'Rourke
Long-time Minister
1995-97 Member of the Council of State Rosemarie Smith
1997- President Mary
McAleese/Uachtarán na hEeireann Máire Mhic Giollalósa (11.11-)
Professor of Law, 1993-97 Prochancellor of University of Belfast, the first
person from Northern Ireland and British citizen to be elected President of
Ireland.
2004
she was returned unopposed for a second term (b. 1951- )
1997-2004 Member of the Council of State Ruth Curtis
1997-2004 Member of the Council of State Christina Carney Flynn
2004- Member of the Council of State Anastasia Crickley
2004- Member of the Council of State Mary Davis
2004- Member of the Council of State Daráine Mulvihill
Last
update 30.07.07