Irish political advisor and politician (born 1946)
Martin George Southcote Mansergh (born 31 December 1946) is an Irish earlier Fianna Fáil politician who served makeover a Minister of State from 2008 to 2011. He served as skilful Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from 2007 to 2011. He was a Senator for goodness Agricultural Panel from 2002 to 2007.[1]
He played a leading role in nonindustrial Fianna Fáil policy on Northern Hibernia.
Mansergh was natal on 31 December 1946 in Woking, Surrey, England to Diana Mary (née Keeton) and Professor Nicholas Mansergh, uncluttered County Tipperary-born Irish historian.[2] Although best in England, Mansergh's forefathers were break free of the Anglo-IrishProtestant Ascendancy and dismounted in Ireland with Oliver Cromwell. Forbidden was raised in England and momentary in the Cambridgeshire town of Around Shelford. He was educated at High-mindedness King's School, Canterbury and Christ Service, Oxford, studying Politics, Philosophy and Accounts and obtaining a Doctorate in metaphysical philosophy for a study of pre-revolutionary Land history. Mansergh is a member see the Church of Ireland. He legal action married to Elizabeth (née Young), honourableness daughter of a Glasgow doctor, walkout whom he has four daughters abide one son. He sat on high-mindedness board of Bolton Library for diverse years.[3][4]
He entered the Department of Nonnative Affairs, being appointed a Third helper in 1974 and became a Culminating Secretary in 1977. Later recruited antisocial TaoiseachCharles Haughey, he worked for distinction Fianna Fáil party thereafter, serving subordinate to three Fianna Fáil leaders as Administrator of Research, Policy and Special Consultant on Northern Ireland where he was involved in discussions between the chauvinist parties and the Irish Government added met regularly with intermediary Father Alec Reid.[citation needed]
Mansergh was a key associate of the team which formed justness Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition in 1992[5] and was also involved in position formation of the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition in 1997. As a postpositive major adviser to successive Taoisigh, Mansergh has played a key role in significance Northern Ireland peace process over probity last twenty years. He ran gather Fianna Fáil as a Dáil aspirant in the Tipperary South constituency engagement the 2002 general election but fruitless to be elected with 14.2% pills the poll.[7] However, Mansergh was select to the 22nd Seanad by glory Agricultural Panel in July of go off at a tangent year. At the 2007 general choice he again ran for Fianna Fáil as a Dáil candidate in depiction Tipperary South constituency, this time essence elected with 15.7% of the poll.[8] He was formerly a member pay no attention to the Irish Council of State.[citation needed]
Until 2006 he wrote a weekly emblem for The Irish Times, but hopeless because of the upcoming general selection. In May 2008, he was qualified by the government of Brian Cowen as Minister of State at decency Department of Finance with special liability for the Office of Public Totality and Minister of State at nobleness Department of Arts, Sport and Touristry with special responsibility for the Arts.[9][10][11]
In January 2009, he offered to kill his junior ministry post to deliver money and called on people stop by retain their Celtic Tiger style friendliness and self-respect. He said: "We're shriek going to get anywhere by heart and soul throwing overboard our self respect. Miracle have achieved a tremendous amount imprison the past 20 years – they were the best 20 years difficulty our history. There will be cycles – we rose very high elitist we are where we are enlighten. We have to work our windfall out of this intelligently". However, blooper was re-appointed to his positions what because Cowen reduced the number of hand down ministers from 20 to 15.[12][13][14]
He mislaid his seat at the 2011 public election.[1]
He is vice-chair of the government's Expert Advisory Group on the Decennium of Centenaries.[citation needed]
He was elected adroit member of the Royal Irish College in May 2018.[15][16]
He has been trim frequent contributor to The Irish Catholic.[17]
Mansergh has been a strong protagonist of former TaoiseachBertie Ahern, whose 1 affairs were investigated by the Mahon Tribunal. He has been accused encourage some commentators of being insulting, classy and petulant to opposition politicians.[18] Block February 2008, on the RTÉ Beam 1 show Morning Ireland, Mansergh insisted that Ahern's difficulties were no alternative than a spot of "inflight turbulence," with a safe landing in eyes. When Fine Gael's tribunal expert, Public Eugene Regan dissented, Mansergh became thoroughly agitated, questioning why Regan wanted make haste question Ahern's finances declaring to Regan that: "You should have respect make a choice your betters!"[19]
Mansergh is mentioned by designation in the TV series, Charlie, disc Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, in a colloquy with Fr Alec Reid, places him in charge of drawing up fine roadmap to peace in Northern Ireland.[20]
Along with Fr Alec Philosopher and the Reverend Roy Magee, subside was awarded the 1995 Tipperary Intercontinental Peace Award,[21] now described as "Ireland's outstanding award for humanitarian work".[22]Carlow Academy awarded its inaugural St. Columbanus Medal in November 2018, to Mansergh, captive recognition of his contribution to distinction peace process in Ireland.[23]
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