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Government of the 19th Dáil

13th Government of Ireland
Date formed2 July 1969
Date dissolved14 March 1973
People and organisations
Head of stateÉamon de Valera
Head of governmentJack Lynch
Deputy head of governmentErskine H. Childers
Total no. of members15
Member partyFianna Fáil
Status in legislatureMajority Government
Opposition leaderLiam Cosgrave (Fine Gael)
History
Election1969 general election
Legislature term19th Dáil
Predecessor12th Government of Ireland
Successor14th Government of Ireland

The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and first met on 2 July when the 13th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 19th Dáil lasted for 1,351 days.

13th Government of Ireland

The 13th Government of Ireland (2 July 1969 – 14 March 1973) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.[1]

Office Name Term
Taoiseach style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jack Lynch 1969–73
Tánaiste rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Erskine H. Childers 1969–73
Minister for Health
Minister for Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Neil Blaney 1969–70
Minister for Defence style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jim Gibbons 1969–70
Minister for Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Pádraig Faulkner 1969–73
Minister for Finance style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Charles Haughey 1969–70
Minister for External Affairs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Hillery 1969–73
Minister for the Gaeltacht rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | George Colley 1969–73
Minister for Industry and Commerce 1969–70
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Micheál Ó Móráin 1969–70
Minister for Labour style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Joseph Brennan 1969–73
Minister for Lands style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Seán Flanagan 1969–73
Minister for Local Government rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Kevin Boland 1969–70
Minister for Social Welfare
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Lalor 1969–73
Minister for Transport and Power style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Brian Lenihan 1969–73

Changes 9 May 1970

Due to the Arms Crisis, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney were sacked by Jack Lynch on 6 May 1970
when they refused to resign. Kevin Boland resigned from the government in protest at the sackings.
Micheál Ó Móráin who was in hospital at the time was asked to resign on 4 May 1970.

Office Name Term
Minister for Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jim Gibbons 1970–73
Minister for Defence style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Jerry Cronin 1970–73
Minister for Finance style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | George Colley 1970–73
Minister for Industry and Commerce style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Patrick Lalor 1970–73
Minister for Justice style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Desmond O'Malley 1970–73
Minister for Local Government style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Bobby Molloy 1970–73
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Gerry Collins 1970–73
Minister for Social Welfare style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Joseph Brennan 1970–73

Changes 3 January 1973

In January 1973 Patrick Hillery was appointed the Irelands's first European Commissioner.

Office Name Term
Minister for Foreign Affairs style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Brian Lenihan 1973
Minister for Transport and Power style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Michael O'Kennedy 1973

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of Government – Nineteenth Dáil". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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