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Also known as John Martin McGuinness, Máirtín Mag Aonghusa, Mairtin Mag Aonghusa, James Martin Pacellill McGuinness, James Martin Pacelli McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

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Martin James McGuinness, born Martin Pacelli McGuinness in Derry in 1950, was a male politician and member of Sinn Féin. He was also a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. His occupations included roles as a politician, legislator, and education minister. He held citizenship in the Republic of Ireland and possessed nationalities associated with Ireland and Great Britain.

McGuinness spoke English and had Irish as his native language. He worked in London and stood as a candidate in the 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2010 United Kingdom general elections. He had four children. He died on March 21, 2017, from amyloidosis under natural causes.

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1950–2017
Nationality
IE, GB
Role / Field
Politicians, Legislators, Education ministers
Language
eng
Gender
Male

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Key facts

Preceded by
Peter Hain (As Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) , Mark Durkan (2002)
Succeeded by
Michelle O'Neill (2020)
First minister
David Trimble (FM), Seamus Mallon (dFM), Mark Durkan (dFM)
Majority
15,363 (37.6%)

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Official website

Martin McGuinness

Information about his political career

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Derry
Occupation
politician
Political party
Sinn Féin
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Irish
Image
MartinMcGuinness2012.jpg
Number of children
4
Work location
London
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Martin McGuinness
date of birth
1950-05-23
name in native language
Martin McGuinness
date of death
2017-03-21
cause of death
amyloidosis
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Martin Pacelli McGuinness
social media followers
59751
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Encyclopedic overview

Personal details BornJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness (1950-05-23)23 May 1950 Derry, Northern Ireland

Died21 March 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 66) Derry, Northern Ireland

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