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Micheál Martin

Taoiseach of Ireland, 2020 to 2022 and 2025 to present

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Leader of the centrist Fianna Fáil who returned as head of government in January 2025.

Micheál Martin sits in the near the center part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning secular on religion. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Micheál Martin sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Micheál Martin

Fernando Henrique Cardoso President of Brazil, 1995 to 200399%Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 to 200399%Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India, 2004 to 201499%Ben Bernanke American economist and former Federal Reserve chairman99%Janet Yellen American economist and former US Treasury Secretary99%Gerhard Schröder Chancellor of Germany, 1998 to 200599%Bob Hawke Prime Minister of Australia, 1983 to 199199%Felipe González Prime Minister of Spain, 1982 to 199698%

People furthest from Micheál Martin

Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194317%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 198918%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present18%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194519%

Political views closest to Micheál Martin

KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…97%Liberal nationalismHolds that nations have a right to self-government and a shared identity, provided they…97%

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