Brian Lenihan Jnr Politician

Brian Joseph Lenihan (21 May 1959 – 10 June 2011) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister who served in the government of Ireland as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform from 2007 to 2008 and as Minister for Finance from 2008 to 2011. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency from 1996 to 2011, and he served as Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil for a brief period in 2011 until his death from pancreatic cancer.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 21, 1959
Birth place	Dublin
Date of death	June 10, 2011
Place of death	Dublin
Education	Trinity College Dublin Sidney Sussex College Cambridge
Profession	Barrister

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Office holder

office	Teachta Dála Minister for Finance Minister of State for Children Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform
party	Fianna Fáil
region	Dublin West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
relation	Mary O'Rourke Brian Lenihan Snr Patrick Lenihan
successor	Dermot Ahern Éamon Ó Cuív Michael Noonan Brendan Smith (politician)