Bertie Ahern

Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairncode: ga is deprecated ; born 12 September 1951, Dublin) is a former Taoiseach of Ireland leader of Fianna Fáil, the Irish Republic's largest political party. He oversaw the largest economic expansion in Irish history and was important in making the Good Friday Agreement.

Bertie Ahern TD
Taoiseach
In office 26 June 1997 – 7 May 2008
President	Mary Robinson Mary McAleese
Tánaiste	Mary Harney Michael McDowell Brian Cowen
Preceded by	John Bruton
Succeeded by	Brian Cowen
Teachta Dála
In office 16 June 1977 – February 2011
Constituency	Dublin Central Dublin Finglas (1977–1981)
Personal details
Born	12 September 1951 (aged 74) Drumcondra, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Miriam Kelly (Separated in 1992)
Children	Georgina and Cecelia
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology
Profession	Accounts clerk, subsequently full time public representative.
Website	The Office of Bertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern Media

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  Ahern shaking hands with then President of the European Commission Jacques Santer in 1997

• Bertie Ahern and Bill Clinton 2000-03-17.jpg

  Ahern with President Bill Clinton in 2000

• President George W. Bush walks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern at Hillsborough Castle as he prepares to depart Northern Ireland.jpg

  US President George W. Bush, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Ahern at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland on 8 April 2003.

• President George W. Bush accepts a bowl of shamrock from Taoiseach Bertie Ahern during a ceremony celebrating St. Patrick's Day in 2005.

• Bertie Ahern, Davos.jpg

  Ahern at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 2004

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  Premier Bertie Ahern z ówczesnym Prezydentem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Aleksandrem Kwaśniewskim, Warszawa, 2000-09-13