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Martin Mansergh

Irish political advisor and politician (born )

Martin George Southcote Mansergh (born 31 December ) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from to He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from to He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from to [1]

He played a leading role in developing Fianna Fáil policy on Northern Ireland.

Add to basket. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from to Search the Wayback Machine Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. In this penetrating and revealing biography, Kevin Rafter brings us the first in-depth examination of this remarkable man and his contribution.

Early and personal life

Mansergh was born on 31 December in Woking, Surrey, England to Diana Mary (née Keeton) and Professor Nicholas Mansergh, a County Tipperary-born Irish historian.[2] Although born in England, Mansergh's forefathers were part of the Anglo-IrishProtestant Ascendancy and arrived in Ireland with Oliver Cromwell.

He was raised in England and lived in the Cambridgeshire town of Little Shelford. He 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. Mansergh is a member of the Church of Ireland.

He is married to Elizabeth (née Young), the daughter of a Glasgow doctor, with whom he has four daughters and one son. He sat on the board of Bolton Library for several years.[3][4]

Career

He entered the Department of Foreign Affairs, being appointed a Third secretary in and became a First Secretary in Later recruited by TaoiseachCharles Haughey, he worked for the Fianna Fáil party thereafter, serving under three Fianna Fáil leaders as Director of Research, Policy and Special Advisor on Northern Ireland where he was involved in discussions between the nationalist parties and the Irish Government and met regularly with intermediary Father Alec Reid.[citation needed]

Mansergh was a key member of the team which formed the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition in [5] and was also involved in the formation of the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition in As a senior adviser to successive Taoisigh, Mansergh has played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process over the last twenty years.

He ran for Fianna Fáil as a Dáil candidate in the Tipperary South constituency at the general election but failed to be elected with % of the poll.[7] However, Mansergh was elected to the 22nd Seanad by the Agricultural Panel in July of that year. At the general election he again ran for Fianna Fáil as a Dáil candidate in the Tipperary South constituency, this time being elected with % of the poll.[8] He was formerly a member of the Irish Council of State.[citation needed]

Until he wrote a weekly column for The Irish Times, but resigned because of the upcoming general election.

In May , he was appointed by the government of Brian Cowen as Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism with special responsibility for the Arts.[9][10][11]

In January , he offered to quit his junior ministry post to save money and called on people to retain their Celtic Tiger style optimism and self-respect.

He said: "We're not going to get anywhere by completely throwing overboard our self respect. We have achieved a tremendous amount in the past 20 years – they were the best 20 years in our history.

  • There will be cycles – we rose very high and we are where we are now. We have to work our way out of this intelligently". However, he was re-appointed to his positions when Cowen reduced the number of junior ministers from 20 to [12][13][14]

    He lost his seat at the general election.[1]

    He is vice-chair of the government's Expert Advisory Group on the Decade of Centenaries.[citation needed]

    He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in May [15][16]

    He has been a frequent contributor to The Irish Catholic.[17]

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    Mansergh has been a strong supporter of former TaoiseachBertie Ahern, whose financial affairs were investigated by the Mahon Tribunal.

    He has been accused by some commentators of being insulting, condescending and petulant to opposition politicians.[18] In February , on the RTÉ Radio 1 show Morning Ireland, Mansergh insisted that Ahern's difficulties were no more than a spot of "inflight turbulence," with a safe landing in sight. When Fine Gael's tribunal expert, Senator Eugene Regan dissented, Mansergh became quite agitated, questioning why Regan wanted to question Ahern's finances declaring to Regan that: "You should have respect for your betters!"[19]

    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.[20]

    Honours and awards

    Along with Fr Alec Reid and the Reverend Roy Magee, he was awarded the Tipperary International Peace Award,[21] now described as "Ireland's outstanding award for humanitarian work".[22]Carlow College awarded its inaugural St.

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    Columbanus Medal in November , to Mansergh, in recognition of his contribution to the peace process in Ireland.[23]

    Works

    References

    1. ^ ab"Martin Mansergh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November Retrieved 19 January
    2. ^Martin Mansergh interviewed by Tommy Graham, "In the Service of the State".

      History Ireland. 12 (3): 43– Autumn

    3. ^Ellis, Ian (8 October ).

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      "Canon Ian Ellis Interviews Minister Martin Mansergh TD". Church of Ireland Gazette. Archived from the original(audio) on 29 October Retrieved 4 July

    4. ^"A respected adviser of Fianna Fail taoisigh". The Irish Times.
    5. ^Rafter, Kevin (). Martin Mansergh: A Biography.

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    8. ^"Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 May Archived from the original on 28 October Retrieved 7 January
    9. ^"Appointment of Ministers of State"(PDF).

      Iris Oifigiúil. (43): – 16 May Archived(PDF) from the original on 4 May Retrieved 4 May

    10. ^Arts, Sport and Tourism (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No. of ). Signed on 17 June Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 April
    11. ^"Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil)".

      Houses of the Oireachtas. 22 April Archived from the original on 18 December Retrieved 28 September

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      No. of ). Signed on 19 May Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 April

    14. ^"RIA website". 26 June Archived from the original on 3 September Retrieved 2 September
    15. ^"28 New Members elected to Royal Irish Academy". Royal Irish Academy.

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    20. ^The Irish Catholic
    21. ^"The Big House Award for Maintaining Standards and Putting Manners on the Lower Orders". The Irish Times. 27 December Archived from the original on 14 November Retrieved 28 December
    22. ^"RTÉ Radio interview link".

      RTÉ News. 22 February

    23. ^O'Doherty, Caroline (19 January ). "History rewritten as to why Charles Haughey left office in 'Charlie'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 November
    24. ^"Tipperary Peace Convention". Tipperary Peace Convention. Archived from the original on 1 July Retrieved 25 May
    25. ^Ralph Riegel (21 August ).

      "Mandela, Clinton and Geldof among the former winners". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May Retrieved 25 May

    26. ^Former Tipperary TD and Minister Martin Mansergh to be honoured as a peacemakerArchived 9 May at the Wayback Machine Tipperary Live, October 18,

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