Government of the 17th Dáil
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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, 1961–April 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
- ^ Patrick Smith resigned in October 1964 in protest at the government's response to certain farming issues.
[edit] See also
- Members of the 17th Dáil
- Dáil Éireann
- Irish Government
- Bunreacht na hÉireann
- Irish general election, 1961
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland