Brian Fleming (born 20 July 1946) is an Irish former

Fine Gael Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil � ...

politician who served both as a

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(TD) and as a Senator. Fleming was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Dublin West constituency at the 1981 general election, and held the seat at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1987 general election. From 1983 to 1987, he served as a member of

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, elected on the

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1946 births Living people Fine Gael TDs Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil Members of the 17th Seanad Irish schoolteachers Fine Gael senators Cultural and Educational Panel senators {{Ireland-senator-stub