Kevin Boland

Kevin Boland (15 October 1917 – 23 September 2001) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leader of Aontacht Éireann from 1971 to 1976, Minister for Social Welfare from 1961 to 1966 and 1969 to 1970, Minister for Local Government from 1966 to 1970 and Minister for Defence from 1957 to 1961. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1970.[1]

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Kevin Boland
Leader of Aontacht Éireann
In office 19 September 1971 – 27 June 1976
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister for Social Welfare
In office 2 July 1969 – 9 May 1970
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Joseph Brennan
Succeeded by	Joseph Brennan
In office 11 November 1961 – 10 November 1966
Taoiseach	Seán Lemass
Preceded by	Seán MacEntee
Succeeded by	Joseph Brennan
Minister for Local Government
In office 10 November 1966 – 9 May 1970
Taoiseach	Jack Lynch
Preceded by	Neil Blaney
Succeeded by	Bobby Molloy
Minister for Defence
In office 20 March 1957 – 11 November 1961
Taoiseach	Seán Lemass
Preceded by	Seán Mac Eoin
Succeeded by	Gerald Bartley
Teachta Dála
In office June 1969 – 20 September 1970
Constituency	Dublin County South
In office March 1957 – June 1969
Constituency	Dublin County
Personal details
Born	(1917-10-15)15 October 1917 Dublin, Ireland
Died	23 September 2001(2001-09-23) (aged 83) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Other political affiliations	Aontacht Éireann (1971–1976)
Spouse	Cecilia Boland
Children	4
Parent	Gerald Boland (father)
Relatives	James Boland (grandfather) Harry Boland (uncle)
Education	St Joseph's, Fairview

He is one of eight TDs appointed as a Minister at the beginning of their first term in the Dáil.