Maire R. Whelan SC (born c. 1962) is an Irish barrister and senior counsel who was appointed to the post of Attorney General on 9 March 2011 by President Mary McAleese on the nomination of the Taoiseach Enda Kenny. She is the first woman to hold this position in Ireland.Whelan studied politics and sociology at University College Galway before switching to law and gained a Masters Degree from the University of London. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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