1. Martin George Southcote Mansergh was born on 31 December 1946 and is an Irish former Fianna Fail politician who served as a Minister of State from 2008 to 2011.
18 Facts About Martin Mansergh
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Martin Mansergh served as a Teachta Dala for the Tipperary South constituency from 2007 to 2011.
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Martin Mansergh was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2002 to 2007.
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Martin Mansergh played a leading role in developing Fianna Fail policy on Northern Ireland.
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Martin Mansergh was raised in England and lived in the Cambridgeshire town of Little Shelford.
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Martin Mansergh was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Christ Church, Oxford, studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics and obtaining a Doctorate in philosophy for a study of pre-revolutionary French history.
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Martin Mansergh is married to Elizabeth, the daughter of a Glasgow doctor, with whom he has four daughters and one son.
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Martin Mansergh sat on the board of Bolton Library for several years.
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Martin Mansergh entered the Department of Foreign Affairs, being appointed a Third secretary in 1974 and became a First Secretary in 1977.
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Martin Mansergh was formerly a member of the Irish Council of State.
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Martin Mansergh lost his seat at the 2011 general election.
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Martin Mansergh is vice-chair of the government's Expert Advisory Group on the Decade of Centenaries.
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Martin Mansergh was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in May 2018.
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Martin Mansergh has been a frequent contributor to The Irish Catholic.
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Martin Mansergh has been a strong supporter of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, whose financial affairs were investigated by the Mahon Tribunal.
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Martin Mansergh has been accused by some commentators of being insulting, condescending and petulant to opposition politicians.
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In February 2008, on the RTE Radio 1 show Morning Ireland, Martin Mansergh insisted that Ahern's difficulties were no more than a spot of "inflight turbulence," with a safe landing in sight.
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Martin Mansergh is mentioned by name in the TV series, Charlie, where Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, in a conversation with Fr Alec Reid, places him in charge of drawing up a roadmap to peace in Northern Ireland.