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Michael Daniel Higgins
| 9th President of Ireland Flag from 11 November 2011 Date of Birth: 18.04.1941 Country: Ireland |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic and Political Career
- Minister for Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht
- Labour Party Presidential Candidate
- Presidency
Early Life and Education
Michael Dan Higgins was born on April 18th, 1941, in Limerick, Ireland.
His father, John Higgins, was a lieutenant in the Irish Republican Army and played an active role in the Irish War of Independence, along with his brothers Peter and Michael.
Higgins pursued higher education at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), where he became Auditor of the Literary and Debating Society in 1963.
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In 1964, he was elected President of the NUIG Student Union. He went on to earn a Master's degree from Indiana University in 1967.
Academic and Political Career
Higgins taught political science and sociology at NUIG.
He also held a visiting professorship at Southe