Government of the 1st Dáil
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| Govt of the 1st Dáil | (1918) |
| Govt of the 2nd Dáil | (1921) |
| Govt of the 3rd Dáil | (1922) |
The First Dáil was elected on 18 December 1918 and first met on 21 January 1919, on which date the First Ministry assumed office, and lasted for 892 days.
In 1919 Sinn Féin candidates who had been elected in the Westminster elections of 1918 refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled as a unicameral, revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann. The first meeting of Dáil Éireann occurred on 21 January 1919 in the Round Room of the Mansion House in Dublin.
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[edit] First Ministry (temporary)
The term of office for the First Ministry was from 21 January 1919 to 1 April 1919. The First Ministry was a temporary cabinet headed by Cathal Brugha, because Éamon de Valera, the leader of Sinn Féin, was in gaol at the time.
[edit] Second Ministry (temporary)
The term of office for the Second Ministry was from 1 April 1919 to 26 August 1921. In April, 1919 de Valera became Príomh Aire and headed the Second Ministry.
[edit] Ministers not in cabinet
| Office | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Agriculture | Robert Barton | |
| Director of Fisheries | Seán Etchingham | |
| Director of Propaganda | Laurence Ginnell | |
| Director of Trade & Commerce | Ernest Blythe | |
[edit] See also
- Members of the 1st Dáil
- 1918 general election in Ireland
- Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)
- Irish Government
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
