John Boland

   

This article is about the Irish politician. For the author, see John Boland (author).

John Boland (1945?-2001) was a senior Irish politician. Boland first ran for the Dáil in 1969, however, he was unsuccessful. He was eventually elected to Dáil Éireann on his third attempt in 1977 as a Fine Gael TD. He retained his seat until his retirement from politics at the 1989 General Election. He served in the Cabinets of Garret FitzGerald between 1981 and 1987.

Boland died on August 15, 2001.

Preceded by:
John P. Wilson 		Minister for Education
(1981-1982) 		Followed by:
Martin O'Donoghue
Preceded by:
Liam Kavanagh 		Minister for the Environment
(1986-1987) 		Followed by:
Pádraig Flynn
Preceded by:
Barry Desmond 		Minister for Health
(1987) 		Followed by:
Rory O'Hanlon


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