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Comeback commissioner

By Judith Crosbie  -  11.03.2010 / 05:05 CET
Ireland's first female European commissioner trailblazes again.

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Curriculum Vitae

1950: Born, Galway
1970: Degree in education, Carysfort College
1970-75: Teacher
1975-97: Member of parliament
1977-79: Minister of state for commerce
1979-81: Minister for the Gaeltacht
1982: Minister of state for education
1987-91: Minister for European affairs
1992: Minister for tourism, transport and communication
1993-94: Minister for justice
1997-2000: Writer and journalist
2001-10: Member of the European Court of Auditors
2010-: European commissioner for research, innovation and science

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