Tom Nolan (Irish politician)

Thomas Nolan (27 July 1921 – 17 August 1992) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Tom Nolan
Minister for Labour
In office
16 December 1980 – 30 June 1981
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
Preceded byMark Clinton
Succeeded byRay MacSharry
Teachta Dála
In office
April 1965 – February 1982
ConstituencyCarlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born(1921-07-27)27 July 1921
Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland
Died17 August 1992(1992-08-17) (aged 71)
Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil

Life and work

Nolan was born in Cappawater, Myshall, County Carlow in 1921. He was educated at the De La Salle College in Muine Bheag, and joined the Irish Defence Forces shortly after his education. He first held political office in 1960, when he was elected to Carlow County Council. The following year he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, to the 10th Seanad Éireann.

Nolan was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1965 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the next four general elections, but was defeated at the February 1982 general election, and did not stand again. Nolan had also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the period when MEPs were appointed by national parliaments rather than directly elected, serving from 1973 until the first direct elections in 1979.

In the Dáil, Nolan was Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Welfare in early 1980, and briefly entered the Cabinet toward the end of his career, serving under Charles Haughey as Minister for Labour from December 1980 to June 1981.

His son M. J. Nolan is a former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator.

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See also

References
  1. "Thomas Nolan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Tom Nolan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Gene Fitzgerald		 Minister for Labour
1980–1981		 Succeeded by
Liam Kavanagh


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