Martin Mansergh
| Martin Mansergh | |
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| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
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In office May 2008 – February 2011 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Noel Ahern |
| Succeeded by | Brian Hayes |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 2007 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary South |
| Senator | |
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In office September 2002 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 December 1946 Surrey, London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of Ireland |
Martin G.S. Mansergh (born 31 December 1946) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and historian. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from 2007 until 2011. He was previously a Senator from 2002 to 2007. He played a leading role in formulating Fianna Fáil policy on Northern Ireland.
Mansergh was born on 31 December 1946 in Woking, Surrey, England to Diana Mary (née Keeton) and Professor Nicholas Mansergh OBE, a Tipperary-born Irish historian. 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. An Anglican, Mansergh is a member of the Church of Ireland.
He entered the Department of Foreign Affairs, being appointed a Third secretary in 1974 and became a First Secretary in 1977. Later recruited by Taoiseach Charles Haughey, he has worked for the Fianna Fáil party ever since, 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.
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