Martin McGuinness

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin McGuinness
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1950(1950-05-23)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2017-03-21
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Taurus

Martin McGuinness Biography

Martin McGuinness is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 23, 1950 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Irish politician who was elected Vice-First Minister for Northern Ireland in 2007 and ran for election for President of Ireland in 2011.

He was nominated as his role as deputy Prime Minister around the exact as He was nominated for deputy First Minister at the same time that Ian Paisley was nominated for First Minister in 2007. was named First Minister in 2007.

McGuinness negotiated alongside Gerry Adams with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Willie Whitelaw, in 1972. In 1973, he was convicted by the Republic of Ireland’s Special Criminal Court, after being arrested near a car containing 250 pounds (110 kg) of explosives and nearly 5,000 rounds of ammunition. He refused to recognise the court, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. In court, he declared his membership of the Provisional IRA without equivocation: “We have fought against the killing of our people… I am a member of Óglaigh na hÉireann and very, very proud of it”.

McGuinness married Bernadette Canning in 1974; they had four children, two girls and two boys. He was a fan of the Derry Gaelic football and hurling teams and played both sports when he was younger. He grew up just 50 metres from Celtic Park, the home of Derry’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). His older brother Tom played Gaelic football for Derry. He supported Derry City F.C. where his younger brother Paul played for the Candystripes.

He was married to Bernadette in 1974. They had four children.

Martin McGuinness Net Worth

Martin McGuinness is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin McGuinness 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His membership in the Official IRA in 1969 and was the second-in-command of IRA at Derry at the age of 21 in the year 1972.

He was the focus of a two-part program broadcast on Central TV called The Cook Report in 1993.

James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Irish: Séamus Máirtín Pacelli Mag Aonghusa; 23 May 1950 – 21 March 2017) was an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician who was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to January

2017. A former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader, McGuinness was the MP for Mid Ulster from 1997 until his resignation in 2013. Like all Sinn Féin MPs, McGuinness abstained from participation in the Westminster Parliament. Following the St Andrews Agreement and the Assembly election in 2007, he became deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007, with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Ian Paisley becoming First Minister. On 5 June 2008 he was re-appointed as deputy First Minister to serve alongside Peter Robinson, who succeeded Paisley as First Minister. McGuinness previously served as Minister of Education in the Northern Ireland Executive between 1999 and 2002. He was Sinn Féin’s candidate for President of Ireland in the 2011 election.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Martin McGuinness Dating?

According to our records, Martin McGuinness married to Bernadette Canning. As of December 1, 2023, Martin McGuinness’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2003, transcripts of telephone calls between McGuinness and British officials including Mo Mowlam, the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff, were published in a biography of McGuinness entitled From Guns to Government by Kathryn Johnston and Liam Clarke. The tapes had been made by MI5 and the authors of the book were arrested under the Official Secrets Act. The conversations showed an easy and friendly relationship between McGuinness and Powell. He joked with Powell about unionist MPs while Mowlam referred to him as “babe” and discussed her difficulties with Blair. In another transcript, he praised Bill Clinton to Gerry Adams.

Facts & Trivia

Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martin McGuinness celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.

On 8 December 2007, while visiting President of the United States George W. Bush in the White House with the Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley, McGuinness said to the press, “Up until the 26 March this year, Ian Paisley and I never had a conversation about anything—not even about the weather—and now we have worked very closely together over the last seven months and there’s been no angry words between us…. This shows we are set for a new course.”

How old was Martin McGuinness when he died?

66 years (1950–2017)

Is Martin McGuinness alive?

March 21, 2017

Where is Martin McGuinness grave?

Derry City Cemetery, Londonderry, United Kingdom

Who is Martin McGuinness wife?

Bernadette Canning

Who is the leader of the Real IRA?

Michael McKevitt
Spouse(s)| Bernadette Sands McKevitt
Family| Bobby Sands (brother-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance| Provisional IRA Real IRA New Republican Forum