Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1917–2001)

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Kevin Boland

<p><b>Kevin Boland</b> (15 October 1917 – 23 September 2001) was an Irish <a href="/en/Fianna_Fáil" title="Fianna Fáil" class="wl">Fianna Fáil</a> politician who served as Leader of <a href="/en/Aontacht_Éireann" title="Aontacht Éireann" class="wl">Aontacht Éireann</a> from 1971 to 1976, <a href="/en/Minister_for_Social_Protection" title="Minister for Social Protection" class="wl">Minister for Social Welfare</a> from 1961 to 1966 and 1969 to 1970, <a href="/en/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage" class="wl">Minister for Local Government</a> from 1966 to 1970 and <a href="/en/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)" class="wl">Minister for Defence</a> from 1957 to 1961. He served as a <a href="/en/Teachta_Dála" title="Teachta Dála" class="wl">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) from 1957 to 1970.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p> 

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Kevin Boland, Leader of Aontacht Éireann, Pre...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Kevin Boland</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Kevin_Boland.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Kevin_Boland.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Kevin_Boland.jpg/220px-Kevin_Boland.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="289" data-file-type="bitmap" height="185" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Kevin_Boland.jpg/330px-Kevin_Boland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Kevin_Boland.jpg 2x" alt="Kevin_Boland.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Leader of <a href="/en/Aontacht_Éireann" title="Aontacht Éireann" class="wl">Aontacht Éireann</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>19 September 1971<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>27 June 1976</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">New position</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Position abolished</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/Minister_for_Social_Protection" title="Minister for Social Protection" class="wl">Minister for Social Welfare</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>2 July 1969<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>9 May 1970</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Jack_Lynch" title="Jack Lynch" class="wl">Jack Lynch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Joseph_Brennan_(Fianna_Fáil_politician)" title="Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil politician)" class="wl">Joseph Brennan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Joseph Brennan</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>11 November 1961<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>10 November 1966</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Seán_Lemass" title="Seán Lemass" class="wl">Seán Lemass</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Seán_MacEntee" title="Seán MacEntee" class="wl">Seán MacEntee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Joseph Brennan</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/Minister_for_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage" class="wl">Minister for Local Government</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>10 November 1966<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>9 May 1970</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data">Jack Lynch</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Neil_Blaney" title="Neil Blaney" class="wl">Neil Blaney</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Bobby_Molloy" title="Bobby Molloy" class="wl">Bobby Molloy</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/Minister_for_Defence_(Ireland)" title="Minister for Defence (Ireland)" class="wl">Minister for Defence</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>20 March 1957<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>11 November 1961</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data">Seán Lemass</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Seán_Mac_Eoin" title="Seán Mac Eoin" class="wl">Seán Mac Eoin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Gerald_Bartley" title="Gerald Bartley" class="wl">Gerald Bartley</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/Teachta_Dála" title="Teachta Dála" class="wl">Teachta Dála</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br><a href="/en/1969_Irish_general_election" title="1969 Irish general election" class="wl">June 1969</a><span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>20 September 1970</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Dublin_County_South_(Dáil_constituency)" title="Dublin County South (Dáil constituency)" class="wl">Dublin County South</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br><a href="/en/1957_Irish_general_election" title="1957 Irish general election" class="wl">March 1957</a><span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span><a href="/en/1969_Irish_general_election" title="1969 Irish general election" class="wl">June 1969</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Dublin_County_(Dáil_constituency)" title="Dublin County (Dáil constituency)" class="wl">Dublin County</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1917-10-15</span>)</span>15 October 1917<br><a href="/en/Dublin" title="Dublin" class="wl">Dublin</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">23 September 2001<span style="display:none">(2001-09-23)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>83)<br>Dublin, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Fianna_Fáil" title="Fianna Fáil" class="wl">Fianna Fáil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br>affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Aontacht_Éireann" title="Aontacht Éireann" class="wl">Aontacht Éireann</a> (1971–1976)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Cecilia Boland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Gerald_Boland" title="Gerald Boland" class="wl">Gerald Boland</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/James_Boland" title="James Boland" class="wl">James Boland</a> (grandfather)</li><li><a href="/en/Harry_Boland" title="Harry Boland" class="wl">Harry Boland</a> (uncle)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/St_Joseph's,_Fairview" title="St Joseph's, Fairview" class="wl">St Joseph's, Fairview</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>
<p>He is one of eight TDs <a href="/en/Records_of_members_of_the_Oireachtas#People_appointed_to_cabinet_at_the_start_of_their_first_term_as_TD" title="Records of members of the Oireachtas" class="wl">appointed as a Minister at the beginning of their first term in the Dáil</a>.</p>



Kevin Boland 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 from 1957 to 1970. He is one of eight TDs appointed as a Minister at the beginning of their first term in the Dáil. 