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Informationen zum Autor Born in Roosky, County Roscommon, in November, 1932, Albert Reynolds served as Ireland's eighth Taoiseach from 1992 to 1994 and was a pivotal player in the advancement of the Northern Ireland peace process during that time. Reynolds was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for Longford-Westmeath in 1977 after an early career as a successful businessman, and continued to be re-elected as a TD until his retirement in 2002. He is married with seven children. Klappentext Albert Reynolds has led an extraordinary life. Now for the first time Ireland's eighth Taoiseach tells his life story - from his childhood and first steps as a young businessman to his action-filled years in the political arena. In this revelatory autobiography Albert tells how his dynamic can-do approach allowed a boy from the village of Roosky Co. Roscommon to build a ballroom empire with his brother Jim to found a multi-million-pound company and to make a profound and lasting contribution to Irish politics.Albert relives a busy political life and the Northern Ireland peace process is thrown into dramatic relief with original contributions from other voices such as John Major Bill Clinton Martin McGuinness and Archbishop Eames with eye-opening revelations about secret behind-the-scenes meetings with key players.'Give it as it was; tell it as it is that is me.' In his autobiography he does just that. Zusammenfassung Albert Reynolds has led an extraordinary life. In this book, Ireland's eighth Taoiseach tells his life story - from his childhood and first steps as a young businessman to his action-filled years in the political arena.
