Government of the 1st Dáil
The First Dáil was elected on 18 December 1918 and first met on 21 January 1919, on which date the First Ministry assumed office, and lasted for 892 days.
In 1919 Sinn Féin candidates who had been elected in the Westminster elections of 1918 refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled as a unicameral, revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann. The first meeting of Dáil Éireann occurred on 21 January 1919 in the Round Room of the Mansion House in Dublin.
1st Ministry
Government of the 1st Dáil 1st Ministry | |
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| Date formed | 21 January 1919 |
| Date dissolved | 1 April 1919 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | None |
| Head of government | Cathal Brugha |
| Total no. of members | 4 |
| Member party | Sinn Féin |
| Status in legislature | Government |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1918 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 1st Dáil |
| Successor | 2nd Ministry |
The term of office for the 1st Ministry was from 21 January – 1 April 1919.[1] The 1st Ministry was a temporary cabinet headed by Cathal Brugha, because Éamon de Valera, the leader of Sinn Féin, was in prison at the time.
| Office | Name | |
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| President of Dáil Éireann | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Cathal Brugha |
| Minister for Finance | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Eoin MacNeill |
| Minister for Home Affairs | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Michael Collins |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Count Plunkett |
| Minister for National Defence | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Richard Mulcahy |
2nd Ministry
Government of the 1st Dáil 2nd Ministry | |
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| Date formed | 1 April 1919 |
| Date dissolved | 26 August 1921 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | None |
| Head of government | Éamon de Valera |
| Total no. of members | 12 (inc. 4 non-members of the cabinet) |
| Member party | Sinn Féin |
| Status in legislature | Government |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1st Dáil |
| Predecessor | 1st Ministry |
| Successor | 3rd Ministry |
The term of office for the 2nd Ministry was from 1 April 1919 – 26 August 1921.[1] In April 1919 de Valera became President of Dáil Éireann (Príomh Aire) and headed the 2nd Ministry. Countess Markievicz became the first Irish female Cabinet minister.
See also
- Dáil Éireann
- Government of Ireland
- Irish general election, 1918
- Members of the 1st Dáil
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- United Kingdom general election, 1918
References
- ^ a b "History of Government – First Dáil". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 October 2013.