Micheál Martin
Politician
Prime minister of Ireland and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He founded the Health Service Executive, a provision of health and social services for Irish residents.
Prior to becoming a politician, he was a school teacher for one year.
In 1997, he was the youngest appointed Minister of Education and Science in Bertie Ahern's first cabinet. He was only 36 at the time.
He married Mary O'Shea in 1989. They have five children together.
Michael D. Higgins is another prominent politician from Ireland.