Martin McGuinness

About

Irish politician who became the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in 2007 and ran in the election to be President of Ireland in 2011.

Before Fame

He joined the Official IRA in 1969 and was second-in-command of the IRA in Derry at the age of 21 in 1972.

Trivia

He was the subject of a two part special on Central TV called The Cook Report in 1993.

Family Life

He married Bernadette Canning in 1974 and they had four children.

Associated With

He was nominated for deputy First Minister at the same time that Ian Paisley was nominated for First Minister in 2007.