Mary Haughey, Lady Ballyedmond

Mary Haughey, Lady Ballyedmond
Born Mary Gordon Young
December 1947
Nationality British
Net worth GBP £1.4 billion (STRL, April 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond (deceased)
Children 3

Mary Haughey, Lady Ballyedmond (born December 1947) is a British billionaire and deputy chairman of Norbrook Laboratories.

Born Mary Gordon Young in December 1947,[2] she attended Newry High School where she was Head Girl. She then trained as a solicitor and was a part-time lecturer in law at Queens University Belfast. In 1972 she married Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. Following his death in a helicopter crash on 14 March 2014, she inherited his wealth.[3][4]

Personal life

She has three children; Caroline, a practicing barrister in London, Edward a qualified barrister and James a qualified medical doctor. James and Edward are currently directors of Norbrook.[4]

References

  1. "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 29). 26 April 2014.
  2. "Norbrook Laboratories Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. McDonald, Henry (16 March 2014). "Lord Ballyedmond obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 Canning, Margaret (2014-10-22). "Norbrook poised to restructure after death of Lord Ballyedmond". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-11.


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