caption religion children other_names image_size nationality name birth_date spouse residence image article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
hewson in 2014 church of ireland -lrb- anglican -rrb- 4 ali hewson 200px irish alison hewson 23 march 1961 bono -lrb- 1982 -- present -rrb- killiney , france new york city , united states , county dublin , ireland Èze , alpes-maritimes alison hewson.jpg ali hewson
 degree in social science , politics and sociology alison stewart activist and businesswoman university college dublin
ali hewson

alison `` ali '' hewson -lrb- née stewart ; born 23 march 1961 -rrb- is an irish activist and businesswoman .
she is the wife of singer and musician paul hewson , known as bono , from the rock group u2 .
raised in raheny , she met her future husband at a young age at mount temple comprehensive school and married him in 1982 .
she was awarded a degree in politics and sociology from university college dublin in 1989 .
the couple have four children together and live at residences in ireland , france , and the united states .
she has inspired several u2 songs , most famously `` sweetest thing '' .
hewson became involved in anti-nuclear activism in the 1990s .
she narrated `` black wind , white land '' , a 1993 irish documentary about the lasting effects of the chernobyl disaster , and has worked closely with activist adi roche .
she has been a patron of chernobyl children 's project international since 1994 and has participated in a number of aid missions to the high-radiation exclusion zones of belarus .
she has also campaigned against sellafield , the northern english nuclear facility .
in 2002 she helped lead an effort which sent more than a million postcards , urging the site be closed , to prime minister tony blair and others .
hewson has repeatedly been discussed by tabloid newspapers as a possible candidate for political offices , including president of ireland .
none of these suggestions have come to fruition .
hewson is the co-founder of two ethical businesses , the edun fashion line in 2005 and nude skincare products in 2007 .
the former , intended to promote fair trade with africa , has struggled to become a viable business .
french conglomerate lvmh has made substantial investments into both companies .
