Mary Harney

"Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of the Irish Republic from 1997 – 2006. Longest serving woman ever in the Irish Parliament, for over 30 years. Member of the Board of CRANN, Trinity College Dublin’s largest research institute. Chair of AMBER, the Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research Centre at Trinity, a joint research enterprise with University College Cork, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and industry. Honorary member of the International Women’s Forum."

• Director, Biocon