Conor Lenihan, T.D.
Appointed Minister of State at the Departments of Enterprise,
Trade and Employment, Education and Science, and Communications, Energy
and Natural Resources, with special responsibility for Science,
Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources on 22nd April 2009.
Birth Place and Date
Dublin, March 1963
Education
Belvedere College
University College Dublin
Dublin City University
European Business School (INSEAD) Young Managers Programme
Occupation
Minister of State at the Departments of Enterprise,
Trade and Employment, Education and Science, and Communications, Energy
and Natural Resources, with special responsibility for Science,
Technology, Innovation and Natural
Political Career
Elected to Dáil Éireann in 1997; formerly Senior Executive with telecommunications company. Appointed Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights in September 2004. Minister of State with special responsibility for Integration Policy at the Department of Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Department of Education and Science, and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Member of the Committee on Public Accounts from 1997 to 2004. Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Enterprise and Small Business from 2002 to 2004. Member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Body from 1997 to 2004.