Government of the 17th Dáil

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		Term
An Taoiseach	Seán Lemass	1961–1965
An Tánaiste	Seán MacEntee	1961–1965
Minister for Agriculture	Paddy Smith^[1]	1961–1964
Minister for Agriculture	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
Minister for Justice	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 H. Childers	1961–1965

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

^ Paddy Smith resigned in October 1964 in protest at the government's response to certain farming issues.

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 (2002–07)