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The 18th Dáil was elected at the 1965 general election on 7 April 1965. It first met on 21 April and the 11th Government of Ireland was appointed. It was the third time since the 1957 general election that Fianna Fáil formed a single-party government. The 18th Dáil lasted for 1,233 days.

11th Government of Ireland

Government of the 18th Dáil

11th Government of Ireland
Date formed21 April 1965
Date dissolved10 November 1966
People and organisations
Head of stateÉamon de Valera
Head of governmentSeán Lemass
Deputy head of governmentFrank Aiken
Total no. of members14
Member partyFianna Fáil
Status in legislatureMajority Government
Opposition leaderLiam Cosgrave (Fine Gael)
History
Election1965 general election
Legislature term18th Dáil
Predecessor10th Government
Successor12th Government

The 11th Government of Ireland (21 April 1965 – 10 November 1966) was formed by Fianna Fáil. The nomination Seán Lemass as Taoiseach was approved by the Dáil by 72 votes to 67.[1]

The Ministers of the Government were approved by the Dáil on 21 April.[2]

Office Name Term
Taoiseach style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Lemass 1965–66
Tánaiste rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Frank Aiken 1965–66
Minister for External Affairs
Minister for Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Charles Haughey 1965–66
Minister for Defence style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Michael Hilliard 1965–66
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | George Colley 1965–66
Minister for Finance style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jack Lynch 1965–66
Minister for the Gaeltacht rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Mícheál Ó Móráin 1965–66
Minister for Lands
Minister for Health style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Donogh O'Malley 1965–66
Minister for Industry and Commerce style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Hillery 1965–66
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Brian Lenihan 1965–66
Minister for Local Government style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Neil Blaney 1965–66
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Joseph Brennan 1965–66
Minister for Social Welfare style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Kevin Boland 1965–66
Minister for Transport and Power style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Erskine H. Childers 1965–66

Changes 13 July 1966

Seán Flanagan was appointed to government on 6 July 1966.[3]
A reshuffle took place after the establishment of the Department of Labour
under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1966 on 13 July 1966.[4]

Office Name Term
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Donogh O'Malley 1966
Minister for Health style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Flanagan 1966
Minister for Industry and Commerce style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | George Colley 1966
Minister for Labour style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Hillery 1966

12th Government of Ireland

Government of the 18th Dáil

12th Government of Ireland
Date formed10 November 1966
Date dissolved2 July 1969
People and organisations
Head of stateÉamon de Valera
Head of governmentJack Lynch
Deputy head of governmentFrank Aiken
Total no. of members14
Member partyFianna Fáil
Status in legislatureMajority Government
Opposition leaderLiam Cosgrave (Fine Gael)
History
Legislature term18th Dáil
Predecessor11th Government
Successor13th Government

The 12th Government of Ireland (10 November 1966 – 2 July 1969) was formed by Fianna Fáil with Jack Lynch as Taoiseach.

Seán Lemass resigned as leader of Fianna Fáil and Jack Lynch won the leadership election to succeed him on 9 November 1966. On the following day, Lemass resigned as Taoiseach.[5] On the same day, the nomination of Jack Lynch as Taoiseach was approved by the Dáil by 71 votes to 64, and he was appointed by the president.[6]

The Ministers of the Government were approved by the Dáil on 16 November.[7]

Office Name Term
Taoiseach style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jack Lynch 1966–69
Tánaiste rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Frank Aiken 1966–69
Minister for External Affairs
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Neil Blaney 1966–69
Minister for Defence style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Michael Hilliard 1966–69
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Donogh O'Malley 1966–68
Minister for Finance style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Charles Haughey 1966–69
Minister for the Gaeltacht rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Mícheál Ó Móráin 1966–69
Minister for Lands 1966–68
Minister for Health style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Flanagan 1966–69
Minister for Industry and Commerce style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | George Colley 1966–69
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Brian Lenihan 1966–68
Minister for Labour style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Hillery 1966–69
Minister for Local Government style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Kevin Boland 1966–69
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Erskine H. Childers 1966–69
Minister for Transport and Power
Minister for Social Welfare style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Joseph Brennan 1966–69

Changes 26 March 1968

Changes following the death of Donogh O'Malley in March 1968.[8]

Office Name Term
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Brian Lenihan 1968–69
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Mícheál Ó Móráin 1968–69
Minister for Lands rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Pádraig Faulkner 1968–69
Minister for the Gaeltacht

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 April 1965: Nomination of Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.; "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 April 1965: Appointment of Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 April 1965: Nomination of Members of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 6 July 1966: Nomination of Member of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.; "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 7 July 1966: Appointment of Minister". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "S.I. No. 162/1966 - Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1966 (Appointed Day) Order 1966". Irish Statute Book. 12 July 1966. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 10 November 1966: Resignation of Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 10 November 1966: Nomination of Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.; "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 10 November 1966: Appointment of Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 10 November 1966: Nomination of Members of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.; "Dáil Éireann debate - Friday, 11 November 1966: Nomination of Members of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.; "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 16 November 1966: Nomination of Members of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 26 March 1968: Nomination of Member of Government". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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