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Mary Therese Winifred Bourke, coniugata Robinson, è una politica e avvocata irlandese, prima donna nonché prima laburista a diventare presidente del suo Paese il 3 dicembre 1990. Dal 1997 al 2002 fu anche Alta commissaria ONU per i diritti umani. Tra i riconoscimenti conferitile, figurano il Premio Erasmo nel 1999 e il Premio ...
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland, holding the office from December 1990 to September 1997.
25 giu 2024 · Mary Robinson (born May 21, 1944, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland) is an Irish lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first woman president of Ireland (1990–97). She later was United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR; 1997–2002).
Mrs. Mary Robinson became the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 12 September 1997, following her nomination to the post by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the endorsement of the General Assembly.
Mary Robinson co-founded the Council of Women World Leaders in 1996, a network that mobilises women leaders at the highest levels to promote democracy and gender equality. She is a member and former president of the Club of Madrid, a group of global leaders working on governance and conflict issues.
Mary Robinson served as president of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 and as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. She was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2009 and served as the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa.
The first woman elected as President of Ireland (1990-1997), Mary Robinson has been credited with transforming the role with a presidency of inclusiveness, equality and peace building, and with creating an important dialogue at home and overseas about Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.
