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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr. Brian Lenihan )〕 Lenihan sat for many years as a Fianna Fáil representative in both houses of the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.〔He served as a Senator on two occasions (1957–1961 and 1973–1977).〕 He served numerous terms as a government minister,〔He was Minister for Justice (1964–1968), Minister for Education (1968–1969), Minister for Transport and Power (1969–1973), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1973, 1979–1981, 1987–1989), Minister for Forestry and Fisheries (1977–1979), Minister for Agriculture (1982) and Minister for Defence (1989–1990).〕 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. ==Early life== Born in Dundalk, County Louth, Lenihan was the son of Patrick Lenihan and Anne Scanlon. His father had been active in the Old IRA and saw action during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He had been an admirer of Michael Collins and took the pro-Treaty side in 1922 before later returning to his studies and qualifying as a teacher. Lenihan, who was one of five children, grew up in Athlone. He was educated at Marist College in the town before later studying law at University College Dublin, where he was actively involved as a Committee Member on the Law Society. He later qualified as a barrister from King's Inns practised law for a few years before becoming a full-time politician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Lenihan, Snr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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