Government of the 21st Dáil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Govt of the 19th Dáil | (1969) |
| Govt of the 20th Dáil | (1973) |
| Govt of the 21st Dáil | (1977) |
| Govt of the 22nd Dáil | (1981) |
| Govt of the 23rd Dáil | (Feb. 1982) |
The 21st Dáil was elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and first met on 5 July when the 15th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 21st Dáil lasted for 1,456 days.
Contents |
[edit] 15th Government of Ireland
The 15th Government of Ireland (5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party. It was remembered for allowing the Nuclear Energy Board plans for a plant at Carnsore Point to go ahead. Desmond O'Malley, as the minister in with responsibility for the board was central to this leadership. Later the 16th Government, under the same Dáil, dropped these plans.
| Office | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch | 1977–1979 | |
| Tánaiste | George Colley | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Finance | |||
| Minister for the Public Service | |||
| Minister for Agriculture | Jim Gibbons | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Defence | Bobby Molloy | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Economic Planning and Development | Martin O'Donoghue | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Education | John Wilson | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for the Environment | Sylvester Barrett | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Fisheries | Brian Lenihan | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Michael O'Kennedy | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | Denis Gallagher | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Health | Charles Haughey | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | |||
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | Desmond O'Malley | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Justice | Gerry Collins | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Labour | Gene Fitzgerald | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | Pádraig Faulkner | 1977–1979 | |
| Minister for Tourism and Transport | |||
[edit] 16th Government of Ireland
The 16th Government of Ireland (11 December 1979 – 30 June 1981) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach following the resignation of Jack Lynch.
[edit] See also
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 14th Seanad
- Dáil Éireann
- Constitution of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b On 25 January 1980, the Department of Tourism and Transport was renamed as the Department of Transport.
- ^ a b On 21 January 1980, the Department of Economic Planning and Development was renamed as the Department of Energy.
- ^ Held in addition to the Posts and Telegraphs portfolio.
- ^ Held in addition to the Labour portfolio.
- ^ Held in addition to the Public Service portfolio.
|
|||||||
