Gerry Adams



First NameGerry
Last NameAdams
Full Name at BirthGearóid Mac Ádhaimh
Age63
Date of BirthOctober 6, 1948
BirthplaceBelfast
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignLibra
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityNorthern Irish
Occupation CategoryActivist
Claim to FamePresident of Sinn Féin

Gerry Adams (Irish: ; born 6 October 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Louth. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the largest republican political party in Northern Ireland. From the late 1980s onwards, Adams was an important figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, initially following contact by the then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader John Hume and subsequently with the Irish and British governments and then other parties. In 2005, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) indicated that its armed campaign was over and that it is now exclusively committed to democratic politics. Under Adams, Sinn Féin changed its traditional policy of abstentionism towards Oireachtas Éireann, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, in 1986 and later took seats in the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly. However, Sinn Féin retains a policy of abstentionism towards the Westminster Parliament, but since 2002, receives allowances for staff and takes up offices in the House of Commons.


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Filmography

Selected Gerry Adams film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2008
Himself

2003
A House Divided
Himself

2002
Living the Revolution
Himself

2001
Endgame in Ireland
Himself






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