Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond | |
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Born |
Mary Gordon Young December 1947 |
Nationality | British |
Net worth | GBP £1.4 billion (STRL, April 2015) |
Spouse(s) | Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond (deceased) |
Children | 3 |
Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond (born December 1947) is a British billionaire and deputy chairman of Norbrook Laboratories.
Born Mary Gordon Young in December 1947, she attended Newry High School where she was Head Girl. She then trained as a solicitor and was a part-time lecturer in law at Queens University Belfast. In 1972 she married Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. Following his death in a helicopter crash on 14 March 2014, she inherited his wealth.
She has three children; Caroline, a practicing barrister in London, Edward a qualified barrister and James a qualified medical doctor. James and Edward are currently directors of Norbrook.