Michael Hilliard (11 March 1903 â€" 3 August 1982) was an Irish Fianna
Fáil politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna
Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meathâ€"Westmeath constituency at the
1943 general election. During his career he served in the governments
of Seán Lemass and Jack Lynch. During his tenure as Minister for
Posts and Telegraphs Hilliard oversaw the introduction of a television
service in Ireland, RTÉ. He served as Minister for Defence from 1965
to 1969.He retained his Dáil seat at eight further general elections,
switching to the Meath constituency after constituencies were revised
for the 1948 general election. However, at the 1973 general election,
he lost his seat to his party colleague Brendan Crinion. He did not
contest any further Dáil elections.While a TD in 1973, Hilliard was
appointed a Member of the European Parliament as part of Ireland's
short-lived first delegation.His son Colm Hilliard was Fianna Fáil TD
for Meath from 1982 to 1997.
Fáil politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna
Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meathâ€"Westmeath constituency at the
1943 general election. During his career he served in the governments
of Seán Lemass and Jack Lynch. During his tenure as Minister for
Posts and Telegraphs Hilliard oversaw the introduction of a television
service in Ireland, RTÉ. He served as Minister for Defence from 1965
to 1969.He retained his Dáil seat at eight further general elections,
switching to the Meath constituency after constituencies were revised
for the 1948 general election. However, at the 1973 general election,
he lost his seat to his party colleague Brendan Crinion. He did not
contest any further Dáil elections.While a TD in 1973, Hilliard was
appointed a Member of the European Parliament as part of Ireland's
short-lived first delegation.His son Colm Hilliard was Fianna Fáil TD
for Meath from 1982 to 1997.
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