Brian Lenihan Snr

Brian Patrick Lenihan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served in a number of ministerial positions spanning four decades from the 1960s to 1990s, and was Tánaiste from 1987 to 1990. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1961 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1995, and was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1957 to 1961 and 1973 to 1977. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Oireachtas from 1973 to 1977. In the 1990 presidential election, he unsuccessfully stood as Fianna Fáil's presidential candidate.