Mary Coughlan (politician)

Mary Coughlan
Tánaiste
In office 7 May 2008 – 9 March 2011
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Succeeded by	Eamon Gilmore
Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil
In office 7 May 2008 – 31 January 2011
Leader	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Succeeded by	Mary Hanafin
Minister for Health and Children
In office 20 January 2011 – 9 March 2011
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Mary Harney
Succeeded by	James Reilly (Health) Frances Fitzgerald (Children)
Minister for Education and Skills
In office 23 March 2010 – 9 March 2011
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Batt O'Keeffe (Education and Science)
Succeeded by	Ruairi Quinn
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
In office 7 May 2008 – 23 March 2010
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Micheál Martin
Succeeded by	Batt O'Keeffe (Enterprise, Trade and Innovation)
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office 29 September 2004 – 7 May 2008
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Joe Walsh (Agriculture and Food)
Succeeded by	Brendan Smith
Minister for Social and Family Affairs
In office 17 June 2002 – 29 September 2004
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Dermot Ahern (Social, Community and Family Affairs)
Succeeded by	Séamus Brennan
Minister of State
2001–2002	Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
Teachta Dála
In office February 1987 – February 2011
Constituency	Donegal South-West
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 59) Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	David Charlton ​ ​ (m. 1995; died 2012)​
Children	2
Parent	Cathal Coughlan (father)
Relatives	Clement Coughlan (uncle)
Education	Ursuline College Sligo
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Mary Coughlan (born 28 May 1965) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 2008 to 2011, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Health and Children from January 2011 to March 2011, Minister for Education and Skills from 2010 to 2011, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2008 to 2010, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food from 2004 to 2008, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and the Islands from 2001 to 2002. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South-West constituency from 1987 to 2011.^[1]