Government of the 5th Dáil

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Govt of the 3rd Dáil	(1922)
Govt of the 4th Dáil	(1923)
Govt of the 5th Dáil	(Jun. 1927)
Govt of the 6th Dáil	(Sep. 1927)
Govt of the 7th Dáil	(1932)

The 5th Dáil was elected on June 9, 1927 and first met on June 23 when the 3rd Executive Council was appointed. The 5th Dáil was the shortest Dáil in history lasting only 98 days.

Contents 1 3rd Executive Council of the Irish Free State 1.1 Changes June 24, 1927 1.2 Changes July 14, 1927 1.3 Changes September 8, 1927 2 See also

[edit] 3rd Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The 3rd Executive Council of the Irish Free State (June 23, 1927–October 11, 1927) was formed by the Cumann na nGaedhael party.

Office	Name
President of the Executive Council		W. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive Council		Kevin O'Higgins
Minister for Agriculture & Lands		Patrick Hogan
Minister for Defence		Desmond FitzGerald
Minister for Education		John M. O'Sullivan
Minister for External Affairs		Kevin O'Higgins
Minister for Finance		Ernest Blythe
Minister for Fisheries		Finian Lynch
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Justice		Kevin O'Higgins
Minister for Local Government & Public Health		Richard Mulcahy
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		James J. Walsh

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

[edit] Changes June 24, 1927

Office	Name
Minister for Defence		W. T. Cosgrave (acting)

[edit] Changes July 14, 1927

Following the assassination of Kevin O'Higgins:

Office	Name
Vice-President of the Executive Council		Ernest Blythe
Minister for External Affairs		W. T. Cosgrave (acting)
Minister for Justice		W. T. Cosgrave (acting)

[edit] Changes September 8, 1927

Office	Name
Minister for Defence		Desmond FitzGerald

[edit] See also

• Members of the 5th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 5th Dáil
• Dáil Éireann
• Irish Government
• Bunreacht na hÉireann
• Irish general election, 1927 (June)
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland

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)