Second Irish Provisional Government
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The Second Provisional Government was the cabinet that held office in 1922 from 30 August to 6 December. It came to office following the election of the Third Dáil on 16 June and consisted of members of the pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin. The cabinet came to an end when it was superseded by a new cabinet, the First Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
Its formation brought to an end the anomalous system of dual administration that had existed since January, of government under two cabinets simultaneously, the Fourth Ministry under Arthur Griffith, and the First Provisional Government under Michael Collins. Following the death of Collins and Griffith in August, W.T. Cosgrave decided to merge the two administrations, with himself as head of both. The new cabinet was therefore both the Second Provisional Government and the Fifth Ministry, while Cosgrave was officially both Chairman of the Provisional Government and President of the Republic. Both cabinets were finally, formally abolished when the new Irish Free State Constitution came into force in December.
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| Preceded by 1st Provisional Government 4th Ministry (parallel) |
Irish cabinets | Succeeded by 1st Executive Council |
