Michael D. Higgins
E174255
Michael D. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and human rights advocate who has served as the ninth president of Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael D. Higgins canonical | 3 |
| Michael Daniel Higgins | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Ireland
ⓘ
human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| advocacyArea |
environmental protection
ⓘ
marginalised communities ⓘ peace and disarmament ⓘ |
| birthName |
Michael D. Higgins
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Michael Daniel Higgins
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Galway ⓘ
surface form:
University College Galway
University of Manchester ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | sociology ⓘ |
| hasWrittenWork |
essays on politics and culture
ⓘ
poetry collections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for human rights
ⓘ
promotion of Irish language and culture ⓘ support for social justice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (Ireland) ⓘ |
| name | Michael D. Higgins self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| numberInOffice | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
politician ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2011-11-11 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented | Galway West ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Limerick City
ⓘ
surface form:
Limerick, Ireland
|
| positionHeld |
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht
ⓘ
President of Ireland ⓘ Senator ⓘ Teachta Dála ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mary McAleese ⓘ |
| reElected | 2018 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin ⓘ |
| servedInParliament |
Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
Seanad Éireann ⓘ |
| spouse | Sabina Higgins ⓘ |
| termAsMinisterEnd | 1997 ⓘ |
| termAsMinisterStart | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Michael Daniel Higgins