Brian Lenihan Snr Politician

Brian Patrick Lenihan (17 November 1930 – 1 November 1995) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who served in a range of cabinet positions, most notably as Tánaiste (deputy Prime Minister), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Justice.Lenihan sat for many years as a Fianna Fáil representative in both houses of the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann. He served numerous terms as a government minister, was appointed Tánaiste in 1987, and stood unsuccessfully for the Irish presidency in 1990.He was a member of a family political dynasty; his father, Patrick Lenihan, and sister both followed him into Dáil Éireann; his sister Mary O'Rourke sitting in cabinet with him. Two of his sons, Brian Lenihan, Jnr and Conor Lenihan, became TDs in the 1990s. Brian Lenihan, Jnr served as Minister for Finance and Conor was Minister of State in the government of Taoiseach Brian Cowen. Two phrases associated with him, No problem and On mature recollection, entered the Irish political lexicon.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 17, 1930
Birth place	Ireland , County Louth , Dundalk
Date of death	November 01, 1995
Place of death	Dublin , Republic of Ireland , Ireland
Education	University College Dublin

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Office holder

office	Minister for Fisheries Minister for Education Minister for Agriculture Minister for Defence Minister for Foreign Affairs Tánaiste Minister for Transport and Power
party	Fianna Fáil
relation	Mary O'Rourke Patrick Lenihan
successor	John P. Wilson Austin Deasy Brendan Daly (politician) Gerry Collins (politician) Michael O'Kennedy Pádraig Faulkner Paddy Power (Irish politician) John M. Kelly (politician)