Bertie Ahern
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| Taoiseach | |
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In office 26 June 1997 – 7 May 2008 |
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| President |
Mary Robinson Mary McAleese |
| Tánaiste |
Mary Harney Michael McDowell Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | John Bruton |
| Succeeded by | Brian Cowen |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| President | Mary Robinson |
| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | John Bruton |
| Succeeded by | John Bruton |
| Leader of Fianna Fáil | |
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In office 19 November 1994 – 7 May 2008 |
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| Deputy |
Mary O'Rourke Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Albert Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Brian Cowen |
| Tánaiste | |
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In office 19 November 1994 – 15 December 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Dick Spring |
| Succeeded by | Dick Spring |
| Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht | |
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In office 19 November 1994 – 15 December 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 4 January 1993 – 12 January 1993 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Pádraig Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Minister for Finance | |
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In office 14 November 1991 – 15 December 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Albert Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Minister for Labour | |
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In office 10 March 1987 – 14 November 1991 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Gemma Hussey |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Kennedy |
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Government Chief Whip Minister of State at the Department of Defence |
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In office 9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Preceded by | Fergus O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Seán Barrett |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1977 – June 1981 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Finglas |
| Personal details | |
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Patrick Bartholomew Ahern 12 September 1951 Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil (Before 2012)† |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Kelly (1975–1992; separated) |
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| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Profession | |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| † Ahern resigned membership of Fianna Fáil in 2012 following the publication of the final report of the Mahon Tribunal. | |
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008.
Ahern served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011, representing Dublin Finglas from 1977 to 1981 and Dublin Central from 1981 to 2011. Before he became Taoiseach, he served in the governments of Charles Haughey and Albert Reynolds as Minister for Labour (1987–91) and Minister for Finance (1991–94). He also served briefly as Tánaiste after the break-up of Albert Reynolds' coalition government.
In 1994, Ahern was elected sixth leader of Fianna Fáil. Under Ahern's leadership Fianna Fáil led three coalition governments. After Éamon de Valera, Bertie Ahern's term as Taoiseach is the longest. Ahern resigned as Taoiseach on 6 May 2008, in the wake of revelations made in Mahon Tribunal, and was succeeded by Minister for Finance Brian Cowen. The Mahon Tribunal in 2012 found that Ahern, while not judged corrupt, had received monies from developers and the Tribunal disbelieved his explanations of those payments. Fianna Fáil proposed to expel politicians censured by the tribunal, but Ahern resigned from the party prior to the expulsion motion being moved.
In November 2016, it was announced that a decision had been made by Fianna Fáil to give Ahern the option of rejoining the party.
Ahern was born in Drumcondra, Dublin. This is an area within the Dublin Central constituency where he has lived all his life. Ahern is the youngest of five children of Con Ahern and Julia Ahern (née Hourihane), both natives of County Cork. Con Ahern and Julia Hourihane were married in October 1937 and settled at Church Avenue, Drumcondra, where they resided for the rest of their lives. The other four children are Maurice, Kathleen, Noel and Eileen. In Dublin, Ahern's father worked as a farm manager at All Hallows College, Drumcondra. Ahern's brother Noel is also involved in politics and represented Dublin North-West in Dáil Éireann.
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