FT ranks Lenihan second-worst finance minister
Mr Lenihan scored low in criteria such as his ability to deal with the global financial crisis, his judgment, his credibility as a politician at home and abroad, and his future leadership potential.
The competition, carried out annually by the Financial Times newspaper, is based on a number of economic indicators, how the markets reacted to his dealings with the financial crisis as well as the assessment of a judging panel of some of Europe’s leading economists.
