- Tom Nolan
Thomas (Tom) Nolan (27 July 1921 – 17 August 1992) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil politician.Tom Nolan was born in Cappawater, Myshall,
County Carlow in 1921. He was educated at the De La Salle College inMuine Bheag and joined theIrish Defence Forces shortly after his education. He first held political office in 1960 when he was elected toCarlow County Council . The following year he wasnominated by the Taoiseach ,Seán Lemass , to the 10th Seanad Éireann.Nolan was first elected to
Dáil Éireann at the 1965 general election as aFianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny. He was re-elected at the next for general elections, but was defeated in the February 1982 general election, and did not stand again. Nolan had also served as aMember 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 waas Minister of State at the Department of Health & Social Welfare in early 1980 and held one brief Cabinet position during his career, joining the Cabinet under
Charles Haughey as Minister for Labour from December 1980 to June 1981.His son,
M. J. Nolan , is currently aFianna Fáil TD.References
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2632 Tom Nolan's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
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