- Born
- Birth nameBartholomew Patrick Ahern
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Bertie Ahern was born on September 12, 1951 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Rubberbandits: Bertie (2020), Untitled WIPS Project and The Pipe (2010). He has been married to Miriam Ahern since September 12, 1975. They have two children.
- SpouseMiriam Ahern(September 12, 1975 - present) (separated, 2 children)
- Ahern was elected on June 26, 1997, as Ireland's Taoiseach or prime minister. He was the leader of the right-of-centre Fianna Fáil, the largest political party of Ireland and the youngest Taoiseach in Irish history. He took part in the peace negotiations that culminated, on April 10, 1998, in a historic settlement between Roman Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists, over whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom. The agreement included a reconfiguration of the political institutions of Northern Ireland, in which a new, 108-member Northern Ireland Assembly would govern Northern Ireland, ending 26 years of direct rule from London.
- Father-in-law of Westlife member Nicky Byrne.
- Father of novelist Cecelia Ahern and Georgina Ahern Byrne.
- (April 2, 2008) Officially notified the press and public of his intention to resign on May 6, 2008 as Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland.
- First Fianna Fáil leader since Eamon de Valera to have won three terms in office for his party.
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