. "Minister for Defence" . . "Irish politician" . . "2001Z"^^ . "Kevin Boland (15 October 1917 \u2013 23 September 2001) was an Irish politician. He was first elected to D\u00E1il \u00C9ireann in 1957 as a Teachta D\u00E1la (TD) for Fianna F\u00E1il. He served as Minister for Defence (1957\u20131961), Minister for Social Welfare (1961\u20131965) and Minister for Local Government (1965\u20131970). He holds the distinction of being one of only five TDs to be appointed Minister on their first day in the D\u00E1il."@en . . "1917-10-15Z"^^ . . . . . . "Boland, Kevin"@en . . . "Kevin Boland"@en . "Minister for Social Welfare" . "Minister for Local Government" . . "Leader of Aontacht \u00C9ireann" . . "2001-09-23Z"^^ . . . . "Teachta D\u00E1la" . . "1917Z"^^ . .