Government of the 15th Dáil

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Govt of the 13th Dáil (1948)
Govt of the 14th Dáil (1951)
Govt of the 15th Dáil (1954)
Govt of the 16th Dáil (1957)
Govt of the 17th Dáil (1961)

The 15th Dáil was elected on May 18, 1954 and first met on June 2 when the 7th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 15th Dáil lasted for 1,022 days.

[edit] 7th Government of Ireland

The 7th Government of Ireland (2 June 195420 March 1957) – or more commonly the Second Inter-Party Government – is the name given to the government which led Ireland from 1954 to 1957. The coalition consisted of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Clann na Talmhan. Yet again a dislike of Fianna Fáil overcame all other problems in forming a government.

Office Name Term Party
An Taoiseach John A. Costello 1954–1957 Fine Gael
An Tánaiste William Norton 1954–1957 Labour Party
Minister for Agriculture James Dillon 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Defence Seán Mac Eoin 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Education Richard Mulcahy 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for External Affairs Liam Cosgrave 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Finance Gerard Sweetman 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for the Gaeltacht Richard Mulcahy 1956 Fine Gael
Patrick Lindsay 1956–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Health Tom O'Higgins 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Industry & Commerce William Norton 1954–1957 Labour Party
Minister for Justice James Everett 1954–1957 Labour Party
Minister for Lands Joseph Blowick 1954–1957 Clann na Talmhan
Minister for Local Government Patrick O'Donnell 1954–1957 Fine Gael
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Michael Keyes 1954–1957 Labour Party
Minister for Social Welfare Brendan Corish 1954–1957 Labour Party

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

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Governments of Ireland
Rialtais na hÉireann
Government of Ireland

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 (2002–07)