Government of the 26th Dáil
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| Govt of the 24th Dáil | (Nov. 1982) |
| Govt of the 25th Dáil | (1987) |
| Govt of the 26th Dáil | (1989) |
| Govt of the 27th Dáil | (1992) |
| Govt of the 28th Dáil | (1997) |
The 26th Dáil was elected at the 1989 general election on June 15, 1989 and first met on July 12 when the 21st Government of Ireland was appointed. The 26th Dáil lasted 1,259 days.
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[edit] 21st Government of Ireland
The 21st Government of Ireland (July 12, 1989–February 11, 1992) was formed by the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats parties.
[edit] 22nd Government of Ireland
The 22nd Government of Ireland (February 11, 1992–January 12, 1993) was formed by the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats parties with Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach following the resignation of Charles Haughey.
The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Brian Lenihan was sacked from the cabinet on 31 October during the 1990 Presidential election.
- ^ a b c On 7 February 1991, the functions of the Minister for Communications were passed to the retitled Minister for Tourism, Transport & Communications and the Department of Communications ceased to exist.
- ^ a b Albert Reynolds and Pádraig Flynn were both sacked in November 1991 after Reynolds challenged Charles Haughey for the leadership of Fianna Fáil.
- ^ a b On 4 November 1992 Desmond O'Malley resigned as Minister for Industry & Commerce and Bobby Molloy resigned as Minister for Energy after the Progressive Democrats left the government.
[edit] See also
- Members of the 26th Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 26th Dáil
- Dáil Éireann
- Irish Government
- Bunreacht na hÉireann
- Irish general election, 1989
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
