Oliver James Flanagan was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1976 to 1977 and as a Parliamentary Secretary from 1954 to 1957 and from 1975 to 1976. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois-Offaly constituency from 1943 to 1987.
Oliver J. Flanagan
Minister for Defence (Ireland)
The Minister for Defence is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Defence. The current Minister for Defence is Micheál Martin, TD. He is also Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Minister for Defence (Ireland)
The Department of Defence headquarters are in Newbridge, County Kildare