Brian Lenihan, Jnr
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| Brian Lenihan Jnr, TD | |
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| In office June 19, 2002 – present |
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| Preceded by | Mary Hanafin |
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| Constituency | Dublin West |
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| Born | May 21, 1959 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Brian Lenihan Jnr. (Irish: Brian Ó Luineacháin; born 21 May 1959) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a TD for Dublin West.
Brian Joseph Lenihan was born in Dublin on 21 May 1959. He was educated at Belvedere College, Trinity College Dublin, Cambridge University and King's Inns in Dublin. Lenihan received a degree in law, working as a Senior Counsel before becoming a law lecturer. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD in an April 1996 by-election in the Dublin West constituency caused by the death of his father, Brian Lenihan Snr.
Lenihan has served as a member of a number of committees in Dáil Éireann, including the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, which he chaired. Following the general election in 2002 Lenihan was appointed as Minister for Children (technically Minister of State with responsibility for Children at the Departments of Health & Children, Justice, Equality & Law Reform, and the Education & Science). Lenihan is seen as a skilled politician who is in line to join the Cabinet table at a later stage.
Lenihan is a member of a famed Irish political dynasty. His father was Brian Lenihan, a former Tánaiste and Cabinet Minister for over twenty-five years. His aunt is Mary O'Rourke, a Dáil deputy for twenty years and the current leader of Fianna Fáil in Seanad Éireann. Lenihan Jr. is a grandson of Patrick Lenihan, a Fianna Fáil TD between 1965 and 1970. Lenihan's brother, Conor Lenihan, is also a TD and junior minister.
[edit] The Future
Along with Mary Hanafin, Lenihan is seen as a possible 'dark horse' in the next Fianna Fail leadership elections. The other prominent contenders include Brian Cowen, Dermot Ahern and Micheál Martin.
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| Preceded by Brian Lenihan |
Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Dublin West 1996 – present |
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| Preceded by Mary Hanafin |
Minister of State (with special responsibility for Children) 2002 – present |
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This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
