Government of the 21st Dáil

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Govt of the 19th Dáil	(1969)
Govt of the 20th Dáil	(1973)
Govt of the 21st Dáil	(1977)
Govt of the 22nd Dáil	(1981)
Govt of the 23rd Dáil	(Feb. 1982)

The 21st Dáil was elected on June 16, 1977 and first met on July 5 when the 15th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 21st Dáil lasted for 1,456 days.

1 15th Government of Ireland
2 16th Government of Ireland
3 Footnotes
4 See also

[edit] 15th Government of Ireland

The 15th Government of Ireland (July 5, 1977–December 11, 1979) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party. It was remembered for allowing the Nuclear Energy Board plans for a plant at Carnsore Point to go ahead. Desmond O'Malley, as the minister in with responsibility for the board was central to this leadership. Later the 16th Government, under the same Dáil, would drop these plans.

Office		Term
An Taoiseach	Jack Lynch	1977–1979
An Tánaiste	George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Agriculture	Jim Gibbons	1977–1979
Minister for Defence	Bobby Molloy	1977–1979
Minister for Economic Planning & Development	Martin O'Donoghue	1977–1979
Minister for Education	John Wilson	1977–1979
Minister for the Environment	Sylvester Barrett	1977–1979
Minister for Finance	George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Fisheries	Brian Lenihan	1977–1979
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Michael O'Kennedy	1977–1979
Minister for the Gaeltacht	Denis Gallagher	1977–1979
Minister for Health	Charles Haughey	1977–1979
Minister for Industry & Commerce	Desmond O'Malley	1977–1979
Minister for Justice	Gerard Collins	1977–1979
Minister for Labour	Gene FitzGerald	1977–1979
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	Pádraig Faulkner	1977–1979
Minister for the Public Service	George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Social Welfare	Charles Haughey	1977–1979
Minister for Tourism & Transport	Pádraig Faulkner	1977–1979

[edit] 16th Government of Ireland

The 16th Government of Ireland (December 11, 1979–June 30, 1981) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach following the resignation of Jack Lynch.

Office		Term
An Taoiseach	Charles Haughey	1979–1981
An Tánaiste	George Colley	1979–1981
Minister for Agriculture	Ray MacSharry	1979–1981
Minister for Defence	Pádraig Faulkner	1979–1980
Minister for Defence	Sylvester Barrett	1980–1981
Minister for Economic Planning & Development^[1]	Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for Energy^[1]	George Colley	1980–1981
Minister for Education	John Wilson	1979–1981
Minister for the Environment	Sylvester Barrett	1979–1980
Minister for the Environment	Ray Burke	1980–1981
Minister for Finance	Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for Finance	Gene FitzGerald	1980–1981
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry	Paddy Power	1979–1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Brian Lenihan	1979–1981
Minister for the Gaeltacht	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	1979–1981
Minister for Health	Michael Woods	1979–1981
Minister for Industry, Commerce & Energy	Desmond O'Malley	1979–1981
Minister for Justice	Gerard Collins	1979–1981
Minister for Labour	Gene FitzGerald	1979–1980
Minister for Labour	Tom Nolan	1980–1981
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	Albert Reynolds	1979–1981
Minister for the Public Service	Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for the Public Service	Gene FitzGerald	1980–1981
Minister for Social Welfare	Michael Woods	1979–1981
Minister for Tourism & Transport^[2]	George Colley	1979–1980
Minister for Transport^[2]	Albert Reynolds	1980–1981

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

[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b On 21 January 1980, the Department of Economic Planning & Development was renamed as the Department of Energy.
^ ^a ^b On 25 January 1980, the Department of Tourism & Transport was renamed as the Department of Transport.

[edit] See also

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)