Michael D. Higgins ✓

(1941) writer Ireland

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Michael D. Higgins (born 1941) was a Ireland writer.

About Michael D. Higgins

Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet and broadcaster who served as the president of Ireland from November 2011 to November 2025. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 and a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1981 to 1982, returning to the Seanad from 1983 to 1987 and the Dáil from 1987 to 2011. He served as minister for arts, culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and as mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991.

Notable works:

Burren national park study

Awards:

Doctor of Humane Letters|Seán MacBride Peace Prize|honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2|Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru

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