Quotes by Mary Robinson

Author Bio


  • NameMary Robinson
  • DescriptionSeventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002
  • AliasesMáire Bean Mhic Róibín; Mary Bourke; Mary Therese Winifred Robinson
  • BornMay 21, 1944
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPolitician; Jurist
  • AwardsOrder Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Erasmus Prize; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize; Indira Gandhi Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award - Social Sciences; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; North–South Prize