Thomas Nolan (27 July 1921 – 17 August 1992) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Labour from 1980 to 1981 and Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Welfare from 1979 to 1980.
He first held political office in 1960, when he was elected to Carlow County Council.
The following year he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, to the 10th Seanad.
Nolan was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare in early 1980 on the nomination of Charles Haughey, and briefly entered the cabinet toward the end of his career, serving under Haughey as Minister for Labour from December 1980 to June 1981.
His son M. J. Nolan is a former Fianna Fáil TD and senator.