Máire Whelan
Máire Whelan | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 9 March 2011 – 14 June 2017 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Paul Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Séamus Woulfe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1956 Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Bernard McCabe (m. 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Conor Whelan (nephew) |
| Alma mater | |
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Máire Rita Whelan (born 24 November 1956) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since June 2017. She previously served as Attorney General of Ireland from 2011 to 2017. She was the first woman to hold the office.