Irish cabinets since 1919
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[edit] Republic of Ireland (and predecessor states)
The executive branch of the modern Republic of Ireland is known as the Government. However, since 1919, cabinets have functioned in the southern twenty-six counties of Ireland under two other names: the Aireacht (or Ministry) of the 1919–1922 Irish Republic, and the Executive Council of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. There also briefly existed, immediately before the creation of the Irish Free State, an interim cabinet called the Provisional Government. The Ministry and the Provisional Government functioned in parallel for a number of months in 1922.
[edit] Types of Government since 1919
| Cabinet | State | Head | Deputy | Constitution | Date |
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| Aireacht (Ministry) | Irish Republic | President of Dáil Éireann[1] | N/A | Dáil Constitution | 21 January 1919 – 6 December 1922 |
| Provisional Government | Southern Ireland | Chairman | N/A | Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 | 3 May 1921 – 6 December 1922 |
| Executive Council | Irish Free State | President | Vice President | Constitution of the Irish Free State | 6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937 |
| Government | Ireland | Taoiseach | Tánaiste | Constitution of Ireland | 29 December 1937 – present |
[edit] Cabinets since 1919
[edit] Northern Ireland
- See also: List of Northern Ireland Executives,
The most recent devolved cabinet in Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland Executive, established under the Belfast Agreement. The Executive has been in operation, intermittently, since 1999, and is currently operational. Since 1921, Northern Ireland has been governed by various devolved cabinets and direct rule ministers:
[edit] Devolved
- The Executive Committee of the Privy Council (1921–1972), established under the Government of Ireland Act.
- The Northern Ireland Executive (1973–1974), established by the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
- The Northern Ireland Executive (1999), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
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[edit] 1st Assembly (MLAs) |
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| Term | Executive | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | ||||
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| 1998–2002 | First | David Trimble | Seamus Mallon | Ulster Unionist Party (4 seats) | ||||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (4 seats) | ||||||||
| Mark Durkan | Democratic Unionist Party (2 seats) | |||||||
| Sinn Féin (2 seats) | ||||||||
[edit] 2nd Assembly (MLAs) |
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| Term | Executive | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | ||||
| 2003–2007 | Suspended | vacant | vacant | none | ||||
[edit] 3rd Assembly (MLAs) |
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| Term | Executive | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | ||||
| 2007–2011 | Second | Ian Paisley | Martin McGuinness | Democratic Unionist Party (5 seats) | ||||
| Sinn Féin (4 seats) | ||||||||
| Peter Robinson | Ulster Unionist Party (2 seats) | |||||||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (1 seat) | ||||||||
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (1 seat) | ||||||||
[edit] 4th Assembly (MLAs) |
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| Term | Executive | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | ||||
| 2011– | Third | Peter Robinson[3] | Martin McGuinness [3] | Democratic Unionist Party (5 seats) | ||||
| Sinn Féin (4 seats) | ||||||||
| Ulster Unionist Party (1 seat) | ||||||||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (1 seat) | ||||||||
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (2 seats) | ||||||||
[edit] Direct Rule
- The Northern Ireland Office under the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, established initially by the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1973 and later Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The President of Dáil Éireann was upgraded to a head of state-level President of the Irish Republic in August 1921.
- ^ a b The Fourth Ministry and First Provisional Government held office simultaneously for many months. The membership of both was merged when the Second Provisional Government came to office in August.
- ^ a b Robinson, McGuinness re-appointed to NI posts
