Tom Nolan

For other people named Thomas Nolan, see Thomas Nolan (disambiguation).

Tom Nolan
Minister for Labour
In office 16 December 1980 – 30 June 1981
Preceded by	Mark Clinton
Succeeded by	Ray MacSharry
Teachta Dála
In office 21 April 1965 – 27 January 1982
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born	27 July 1921(1921-07-27) Cappawater, Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland
Died	17 August 1992(1992-08-17) (aged 71) Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil

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 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 at the 1965 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. He was re-elected at the next four general elections, but was defeated in 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 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 a former Fianna Fáil TD.

References

• Tom Nolan's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)
• This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

Political offices
Preceded by Gene Fitzgerald	Minister for Labour 1980–1981	Succeeded by Liam Kavanagh