Gerald Boland was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1939 to 1948 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Lands from 1936 to 1939, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1933 to 1936 and Government Chief Whip from 1932 to 1933. He served as a Senator from 1961 to 1969 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency from 1923 to 1961.
Gerald's brother Harry Boland was killed during the Irish Civil War while Gerald was imprisoned
Boland as part of Fianna Fáil's first ever cabinet
Boland's grave in the Republican Plot in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
Fianna Fáil, officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party, is a conservative and Christian democratic political party registered in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
1932 Fianna Fáil poster featuring many of the founding members of the party such as de Valera, Lemass, Aiken and Boland
Charles Haughey led the party from 1979 to 1992 and is posthumously regarded as a controversial figure.
Fianna Fáil poster from the 1948 general election
Image: Éamon de Valera