James Ryan

Dr. James Ryan (December 6, 1891 - September 25, 1970), was a senior Irish politician. He was elected to D?il ?ireann in 1918 and held his seat almost continually in Wexford until his retirement in 1965. He has served as Minister for Agriculture (1932-1947), Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1947-1948 & 1951-1954) and Minister for Finance (1957-1965).

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James Ryan was born on December 6, 1891 in Wexford. He was educated in Wexford and qualified in medicine from University College Dublin. As a medical student he joined the Irish Volunteers and served as medical officer in the GPO during the Easter Rising in 1916. He was sentenced to life imprisonment following the Rising, but was released in 1917 after an amnesty. In 1918 Ryan became a Sinn F?in MP for Wexford South. He supported the Republican side after the Treaty debates in 1921. He was elected Republican TD for Wexford in 1923 and in 1926 Ryan, along with de Valera, Lemass and others became a founder-member of Fianna F?il.

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In 1932 he was appointed Minister for Agriculture when Fianna F?il came to power. He held that post until 1947 when he became the first ever Minister for Health & Social Welfare. Between 1957 and 1965 he served as Minister for Finance. He transformed the department to a dynamic one of economic affairs. He worked extensively with Dr T.K. Whitaker in laying the groundwork for the first Programme for Economic Expansion (1959). Ryan retired from D?il politics in 1965 to his farm in County Wicklow. Between 1965 and 1969 he also served in the Upper House of the Oireachtas in Seanad ?ireann.

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Ryan's son and grandson subsequently became involved in politics. Eoin Ryan, Snr was a long-serving Senator in Seanad ?ireann, serving at the same time as his father. James Ryan's grandson, also called Eoin Ryan, is currently a Fianna F?il TD and a Member of the European Parliament.

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Dr James Ryan died on September 25, 1970 at the age of 78.

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