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Government of the 12th Dáil

4th Government of Ireland
Date formed9 June 1944
Date dissolved18 February 1948
People and organisations
Head of stateDouglas Hyde (1944–45)
Seán T. O'Kelly (1945–48)
Head of governmentÉamon de Valera
Deputy head of governmentSeán T. O'Kelly (1944–45)
Seán Lemass (1945–48)
Total no. of members12 (1944–47)
14 (1947–48)
Member partyFianna Fáil
Status in legislatureMajority Government
Opposition leaderRichard Mulcahy (Fine Gael)
History
Election1944 general election
Legislature term12th Dáil
Predecessor3rd Government
Successor5th Government

The 12th Dáil was elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and first met on 9 June when the 4th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 12th Dáil lasted for 1,345 days.

4th Government of Ireland

The 4th Government of Ireland (9 June 1944 – 18 February 1948) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.[1]

Office Name
Taoiseach rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Éamon de Valera
Minister for External Affairs
Tánaiste rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán T. O'Kelly[2]
Minister for Finance
Minister for Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | James Ryan
Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Frank Aiken
Minister for Defence style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Oscar Traynor
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Thomas Derrig
Minister for Industry and Commerce rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Lemass
Minister for Supplies
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Gerald Boland
Minister for Lands style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Moylan
Minister for Local Government and Public Health style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán MacEntee
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Little

Changes 19 June 1945

Office Name
Tánaiste[2] style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Lemass
Minister for Finance[2] style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Frank Aiken

Changes 22 January 1947

Office Name
Minister for Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Paddy Smith
Minister for Health[3] style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | James Ryan
Minister for Social Welfare[3] style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |
Minister for Local Government[3] style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán MacEntee

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "History of Government – Twelfth Dáil". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Seán T. O'Kelly left the cabinet in 1945 when he was elected 2nd President of Ireland.
  3. ^ a b c The Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare were created in January 1947.
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