Who replaced him as Finance Minister in 2004?
Mary Coughlan
Brian Lenihan Jr
Bertie Ahern
Charlie McCreevy
Answer
Brian Lenihan Jr replaced Charlie McCreevy as Finance Minister in 2004. Lenihan had previously served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 1997 to 2002. He was also Minister for Health and Children from 2002 to 2004. Lenihan was a member of Fianna Fáil and was a TD for Dublin West from 1997 to 2011. He died in 2011 after a long battle with cancer.
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