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Brian Lenihan Snr

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1930–1995)
Person human Q912542

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 17, 1930
Date of death
November 1, 1995
Place of birth
Dundalk
Place of death
Castleknock
Country of citizenship
Ireland, Irish Free State[11][12]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, association football player
Position held
Minister for Defence, Tánaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Member of the European Parliament, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Minister for Transport, Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, senator of Ireland, senator of Ireland, substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Educated at
University College Dublin[26]
Member of political party
Fianna Fáil[28]
Father
Patrick Lenihan[8]
Child
Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Conor Lenihan[9][10]
Sibling
Mary O'Rourke[37]
Work location
Strasbourg, Brussels[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Different from
Brian Lenihan, Jnr[35]
Family name
Lenihan[30]
Given name
Brian[31]
Number of children
+7[36]
Sport
association football[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brian Lenihan Snr en Brian Patrick Lenihan ar بريان لينيهان الأب de Brian Patrick Lenihan de Brian Lenihan senior de Brian Joseph Lenihan es Brian Lenihan, Snr fr Brian Patrick Lenihan he בריאן לנייהאן pl Brian Lenihan pl Brian Patrick Lenihan ro Brian lenihan ru Брайен Ленихан ru Ленихан, Брайен ru Ленихан, Брайен (старший) sv Brian Patrick Lenihan zh 布賴恩·勒尼漢 zh 理查德·哈特向 zh 老布赖恩·勒尼汉
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000032329223
VIAF cluster ID
3333703
Library of Congress authority ID
n91058662
GND ID
121670511
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Brian Lenihan, 1981 (cropped).jpg ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
LenihanBrian1930-1995
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
004788
FAST ID
1760991
Freebase ID
/m/01n700
Munzinger person ID
00000013510
Oireachtas member ID
Brian-Lenihan-Snr.S.1957-05-22, 629
Our Campaigns candidate ID
30259
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PACE member ID
767
Prabook ID
666127
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwRPHwwtKXPrQvkjK8XBP

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🔗 Connections
Position held 17
Member of the European Parliament, Tánaiste, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála +9 more
Occupation 3
politician, diplomat, association football player
Child 2
Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Conor Lenihan
Children (paternal) 2
Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Conor Lenihan
Country of citizenship 2
Ireland, Irish Free State
Work location 2
Brussels, Strasbourg
Different from 1
Brian Lenihan, Jnr
Educated at 1
University College Dublin
Given name 1
Brian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Fianna Fáil
Place of birth 1
Dundalk
Place of death 1
Castleknock
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Mary O'Rourke
Siblings 1
Mary O'Rourke
Sport 1
association football
← Different from 1
Brian Lenihan, Jnr
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Summary

Brian Lenihan Snr was born on November 17, 1930[1], in Dundalk[2]. He died on November 1, 1995[3], in Castleknock[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and association football player[7].

FAQs

Where was Brian Lenihan Snr born?

Brian Lenihan Snr's place of birth was Dundalk[2].

Where did Brian Lenihan Snr die?

Brian Lenihan Snr died in Castleknock[4].

Who were Brian Lenihan Snr's parents?

Brian Lenihan Snr's father was Patrick Lenihan[8].

What did Brian Lenihan Snr do for work?

Brian Lenihan Snr worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and association football player[7].

Where did Brian Lenihan Snr go to school?

Brian Lenihan Snr was educated at University College Dublin[26].

Related Entities

Dundalk Ireland Irish Free State

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  17. [23] ↑ . oireachtas.ie. oireachtas.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [5] ↑ . pace.coe.int. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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