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Micheál Martin〔Martin spells his first name Micheál, that is without an acute accent, or ''síneadh fada'' over the i. See Martin's official website (Micheál Martin TD ). The Irish language version of the name Michael is usually spelt Mícheál.〕 ((:mʲiːçaːl̪ˠ); born 1 August 1960) is an Irish politician who has been leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011, and Leader of the Opposition since March 2011. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South–Central constituency.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr. Micheál Martin )〕 Prior to becoming party leader, Martin served as Minister for Education and Science (1997–2000), Minister for Health and Children (2000–04), Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2004–08) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2008–11). As Minister for Health and Children in 2004, he introduced a ban on tobacco smoking in all Irish workplaces and established the Health Service Executive (HSE). Ireland was the first country to introduce a full workplace smoking ban. As Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2009, Martin travelled to Latin America for the first time, and made the first official visit to Cuba by an Irish government minister. That same year, he travelled to Khartoum following the kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki. In 2010 he became the first Western foreign minister to visit Gaza since Hamas took control there in 2007. On 18 January 2011 Brian Cowen accepted his resignation as Foreign Minister. On 26 January 2011 Fianna Fáil announced that Micheál Martin had been elected as the eighth leader of the party, following Brian Cowen's resignation as party leader four days previously. In the 2011 general election, Martin led the party to its worst showing in its 85-year history with a loss of 57 seats and a drop in its share of the popular vote to 17.4%. ==Early life== Born and raised in the Turner's Cross area of Cork, Martin was the son of Paddy Martin (1923–2012), a former soldier in the Defence Forces,〔http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/miche%C3%A1l-martin-s-family-history-from-old-ira-to-the-british-army-1.2079135〕 CIÉ employee and Irish international boxer, and Eileen "Lana" Corbett (1929–2010). The third child in a family of five, Martin's eldest brother Seán and his twin brother Pádraig subsequently became involved in local politics in Cork. His two younger sisters, Eileen and Máiréad, have remained apolitical. Martin attended Coláiste Chríost Rí before studying arts at University College Cork. It was during his time at university that Martin became involved in politics. He was a prominent member of the cumann of Ógra Fianna Fáil, the youth wing of the party before later serving as national chairman of Ógra. After graduating with a BA degree, Martin later completed his MA in political history. Martin subsequently completed a higher diploma in education and began a career as a history teacher in Presentation Brothers College. In 2009, he published his masters thesis as a book: ''Freedom to Choose: Cork and Party Politics in Ireland 1918–1932''.〔ISBN 184889001X〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Micheál Martin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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