Government of the 23rd Dáil

The 23rd Dáil was elected at the first general election of 1982 on 18 February and first met on 9 March when the 18th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 23rd Dáil lasted for 279 days.

[edit] 18th Government of Ireland

The 18th Government of Ireland (9 March 1982–14 December 1982) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office		Term
An Taoiseach	Charles Haughey	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
An Tánaiste	Ray MacSharry	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Agriculture	Brian Lenihan	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Defence	Paddy Power	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Education	Martin O'Donoghue^[1]	Mar. 1982–Oct. 1982
Minister for Education	Gerard Brady	Oct. 1982–Nov. 1982
Minister for the Environment	Ray Burke	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Finance	Ray MacSharry	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry	Brendan Daly	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Gerard Collins	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Gaeltacht	Denis Gallagher	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Health	Michael Woods	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Industry & Energy	Albert Reynolds	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Justice	Seán Doherty	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Labour	Gene FitzGerald	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs	John Wilson	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Public Service	Gene FitzGerald	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Social Welfare	Michael Woods	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism	Desmond O'Malley^[1]	Mar. 1982–Oct. 1982
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism	Padraig Flynn	Oct. 1982–Nov. 1982
Minister for Transport	John Wilson	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982

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

^ ^a ^b Desmond O'Malley and Martin O'Donoghue both resigned in October 1982 following an unsuccessful leadership challenge by O'Malley against Charles Haughey.

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)