Conor Lenihan (born 3 March 1963), is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South West and is currently the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Irish: Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... A Minister of State, in the Republic of Ireland, is a junior minister of non-cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the cabinet. ... The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs (An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha) in the Irish Government. ...

Lenihan has since restructured Ireland's international aid program, creating Irish Aid the Irish Government’s program of assistance to developing countries. Through Irish Aid Lenihan administers a budget of almost a Billion Euro's which is used to help developing nations thus continuing Ireland's tradition of reaching out to other Post-Colonial nations.

Conor Lenihan was born in Dublin. He was educated at Belvedere College, University College Dublin where he was chair of the Kevin Barry Cumann, Dublin City University and the European School of Business. Before his political career Lenihan worked as an executive with Esat Digifone (now O2). He also worked as a journalist with the Dublin radio station 98FM. While working in London he covered the House of Commons and lectured^{[citation needed]} on European issues as a member of the European Commission’s Speakers panel. Lenihan was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1997. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Dublin City University (DCU) is a university situated between Glasnevin and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. ... The European School of Business or ESB Reutlingen is the business school of the Reutlingen University in Germany. ... O2 or O-2 may be: Oceanic Airlines (Guinea) IATA airline designator Oxygen O2 plc, a telecommunications company. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the current Irish body. ...

In Bertie Ahern's Cabinet reshuffle of 2004 he was appointed as Minister of State^[1] at the Department of Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights. Lenihan is also the editor of 'The Nation', the official publication of the Fianna Fáil party. Patrick Bartholomew Ahern (known as Bertie Ahern, Irish: ; born 12 September 1951 in Dublin) is an Irish politician. ...

Conor Lenihan is the son of former Fianna Fáil Tánaiste Brian Lenihan. His grandfather Patrick Lenihan also served in the Irish parliament. His aunt, Mary O'Rourke is a Fianna Fail TD and is the outgoing Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad (Senate) while his brother, Brian Lenihan, Jr is Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Conor Lenihan also has another "brother", Paul Lenihan, who is currently practising law in France in a famous law firm. Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Irish: Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party... The Tánaiste (IPA: ; plural Tánaistí ), or, more formally, An Tánaiste[1], is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland. ... Brian Lenihan (17 November 1930 - 1 November 1995) was a Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Patrick Lenihan was a Fianna Fail TD (member of parliament) in the Republic of Ireland in the early 1960s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... Brian Lenihan, TD Brian Lenihan Jr. ...

Lenihan was involved in some controversy on 18 May 2005, when off microphone he told opposition TD Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party that he should "stick to the kebabs", a reference to the Turkish workers aided by Higgins who were exploited by their employer "GAMA". Lenihan apologised in the Dáil for the remarks. May 18 is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joe Higgins (born 1 May 1949) was the Socialist Partys sole TD (member of the Irish Dáil Éireann), representing Dublin West. ... As of 2004, the Socialist Party is Irelands newest political party. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Lenihan has recently been diagnosed with a benign tumor. Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means swelling, and is sometimes still used with that meaning. ...

Eamonn Walsh (born September 20, 1945) is an Irish Labour Party politician. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Irish: Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Tom Kitt (born 11 July 1952), is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and the current Government Chief Whip. ... The Minister of State, who has special responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights, is officially styled Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights), and is a junior ministerial post in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. ...

Footnotes

¹ Irish Ministers of State are appointed by the Government collectively, not by the President of Ireland, as is the case with cabinet ministers. The offices exist in statute law, not the Irish constitution.

References

1. ^ In the British Parliament, a Minister as defined in Ireland is a Secretary of State in the British Parliament. An Irish Minister of State was fomerly known as a Parliamentary Secretary

• [1] Lenihan withdraws 'kebabs' remark in Dáil

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