Government of the 19th Dáil

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Govt of the 17th Dáil	(1961)
Govt of the 18th Dáil	(1965)
Govt of the 19th Dáil	(1969)
Govt of the 20th Dáil	(1973)
Govt of the 21st Dáil	(1977)

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

Contents 1 13th Government of Ireland 1.1 Changes May 9, 1970 1.2 Changes January 3, 1973 2 See also

[edit] 13th Government of Ireland

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

Office	Name	Term
An Taoiseach	Jack Lynch	1969–1973
An Tánaiste	Erskine Childers	1969–1973
Minister for Agriculture	Neil Blaney	1969–1970
Minister for Defence	Jim Gibbons	1969–1970
Minister for Education	Pádraig Faulkner	1969–1973
Minister for Finance	Charles Haughey	1969–1970
Minister for External Affairs	Patrick Hillery	1969–1973
Minister for the Gaeltacht	George Colley	1969–1973
Minister for Health	Erskine Childers	1969–1973
Minister for Industry & Commerce	George Colley	1969–1970
Minister for Justice	Micheál Ó Móráin	1969–1970
Minister for Labour	Joseph Brennan	1969–1973
Minister for Lands	Seán Flanagan	1969–1973
Minister for Local Government	Kevin Boland	1969–1970
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	Patrick Lalor	1969–1973
Minister for Social Welfare	Kevin Boland	1969–1970
Minister for Transport & Power	Brian Lenihan	1969–1973

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

[edit] Changes May 9, 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.

Office	Name	Term
Minister for Agriculture	Jim Gibbons	1970–1973
Minister for Defence	Jerry Cronin	1970–1973
Minister for Finance	George Colley	1970–1973
Minister for Industry & Commerce	Patrick Lalor	1970–1973
Minister for Justice	Desmond O'Malley	1970–1973
Minister for Local Government	Bobby Molloy	1970–1973
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	Gerard Collins	1970–1973
Minister for Social Welfare	Joseph Brennan	1970–1973

[edit] Changes January 3, 1973

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

Office	Name	Term
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Brian Lenihan	1973
Minister for Transport & Power	Michael O'Kennedy	1973

[edit] See also

• Members of the 19th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 19th Dáil
• Dáil Éireann
• Irish Government
• Bunreacht na hÉireann
• Irish general election, 1969
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland

Governments of Ireland Rialtais na hÉireann
Govt of the 1st Dáil (1918–21) | Govt of the 2nd Dáil (1921–22) | Govt of the 3rd Dáil (1922–23) | Govt of the 4th Dáil (1923–27) | Govt of the 5th Dáil (1927) | Govt of the 6th Dáil (1927–33) | Govt of the 7th Dáil (1932–33) | Govt of the 8th Dáil (1933–37) | Govt of the 9th Dáil (1937–38) | Govt of the 10th Dáil (1938–43) | Govt of the 11th Dáil (1943–44) | Govt of the 12th Dáil (1944–48) | Govt of the 13th Dáil (1948–51) | Govt of the 14th Dáil (1951–54) | Govt of the 15th Dáil (1954–57) | Govt of the 16th Dáil (1957–61) | Govt of the 17th Dáil (1961–65) | Govt of the 18th Dáil (1965–69) | Govt of the 19th Dáil (1969–73) | Govt of the 20th Dáil (1973–77) | Govt of the 21st Dáil (1977–81) | Govt of the 22nd Dáil (1981–82) | Govt of the 23rd Dáil (1982) | Govt of the 24th Dáil (1982–87) | Govt of the 25th Dáil (1987–89) | Govt of the 26th Dáil (1989–92) | Govt of the 27th Dáil (1992–97) | Govt of the 28th Dáil (1997–2002) | Govt of the 29th Dáil (2002–)