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Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

1947 - Today

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Josephine Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin; born 23 April 1947), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland from a 1969 by-election until February 1974. McAliskey came to national and international prominence at the age of 21 when she became the youngest woman ever (at that time) to become a British Member of Parliament. McAliskey broke with the traditional Irish republican policy of abstentionism and took her seat in Westminster. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is the 18,039th most popular politician (down from 17,720th in 2024), the 6,258th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,044th in 2019) and the 675th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey ranks 18,039 out of 19,576. Before her are Jerry Mateparae, Donna Shalala, Radmila Šekerinska, David Ige, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Gabriela Firea. After her are Adriana Behar, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Claudia López, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, David Kelly, and John Danforth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey ranks 850. Before her are Usha Uthup, Mark Dayton, Simi Garewal, Bob Weir, Tamara Dobson, and John Stossel. After her are Ajit Pal Singh, Jon Corzine, Sonny Carter, Táňa Fischerová, Ronnie Montrose, and Judith Heumann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey ranks 6,260 out of 8,785. Before her are Graham Whitehead (1922), Lynne Ramsay (1969), Craig Harrison (1974), Jane Taylor (1783), Lee Evans (1964), and Damien Magee (1945). After her are Sydney Camm (1893), Charles Ingram (1963), David Kelly (1944), Simon Wells (1961), Eric Linklater (1899), and Daphne Guinness (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey ranks 675. Before her are Nellie Sengupta (1886), Michael Fallon (1952), David Davis (1948), Iain Duncan Smith (1954), Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), and David Amess (1952). After her are David Kelly (1944), James Cleverly (1969), David Lammy (1972), Leon Brittan (1939), Tom Tugendhat (1973), and Graham Brady (1967).

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