Government of the 17th Dáil

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Govt of the 15th Dáil (1954)
Govt of the 16th Dáil (1957)
Govt of the 17th Dáil (1961)
Govt of the 18th Dáil (1965)
Govt of the 19th Dáil (1969)

The 17th Dáil was elected on October 4, 1961 and first met on November 11 when the 10th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 17th Dáil lasted for 1,281 days.

[edit] 10th Government of Ireland

The 10th Government of Ireland (November 11, 1961April 21, 1965) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office Name Term
An Taoiseach Seán Lemass 1961–1965
An Tánaiste Seán MacEntee 1961–1965
Minister for Agriculture Patrick Smith[1] 1961–1964
Charles Haughey 1964–1965
Minister for Defence Gerald Bartley 1961–1965
Minister for Education Patrick Hillery 1961–1965
Minister for Finance James Ryan 1961–1965
Minister for External Affairs Frank Aiken 1961–1965
Minister for the Gaeltacht Micheál Ó Móráin 1961–1965
Minister for Health Seán MacEntee 1961–1965
Minister for Industry & Commerce Jack Lynch 1961–1965
Minister for Justice Charles Haughey 1961–1964
Brian Lenihan 1964–1965
Minister for Lands Micheál Ó Móráin 1961–1965
Minister for Local Government Neil Blaney 1961–1965
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Michael Hilliard 1961–1965
Minister for Social Welfare Kevin Boland 1961–1965
Minister for Transport & Power Erskine Childers 1961–1965

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Patrick Smith resigned in October 1964 in protest at the government's response to certain farming issues.

[edit] See also


Governments of Ireland
Rialtais na hÉireann
Government of Ireland

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