Thomas Derrig

Thomas Derrig
Thomas Derrig in 1933
Minister for Lands
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Joseph Blowick
Succeeded by	Joseph Blowick
In office 8 September 1939 – 2 July 1943
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Gerald Boland
Succeeded by	Seán Moylan
Minister for Education
In office 18 June 1940 – 18 February 1948
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Richard Mulcahy
In office 9 March 1932 – 8 September 1939
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	John M. O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	Seán T. O'Kelly
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
In office 8 September 1939 – 27 September 1939
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Oscar Traynor
Succeeded by	Patrick Little
Teachta Dála
In office February 1948 – 19 November 1956
In office June 1927 – July 1937
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
In office July 1937 – February 1948
Constituency	Kilkenny
In office May 1921 – August 1923
Constituency	Mayo North and West
Personal details
Born	(1897-11-26)26 November 1897 Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	19 November 1956(1956-11-19) (aged 58) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Sinéad Mason ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University College Galway
Military service
Branch/service	Irish Republican Army Anti-Treaty IRA
Battles/wars	Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War

Thomas Derrig (Irish: Tomás Ó Deirg; 26 November 1897 – 19 November 1956) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Lands from 1939 to 1943 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Education from 1932 to 1939 and 1940 to 1948 and Minister for Posts and Telegraphs in September 1939. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1923 and 1927 to 1957.^[1]