Parliamentary Secretaries of the 20th Dáil
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On March 14, 1973 the 14th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fine Gael–Labour Party government was lead by An Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave. On that day Cosgrave announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries.
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[edit] Parliamentary Secretaries (March 14, 1973–May 25, 1977)
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kelly | Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Government Chief Whip) | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Murphy | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries | Labour Party | |
| Richard Barry | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health | Fine Gael | |
| Henry Kenny | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | Fine Gael | |
| Frank Cluskey | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare | Labour Party | |
| Michael Begley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government | Fine Gael | |
| John Bruton | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education | Fine Gael | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry & Commerce | |||
[edit] Changes September 30, 1975
Following the death of Henry Kenny the following changes took place:
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver J. Flanagan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Begley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | Fine Gael | |
[edit] Changes December 16, 1976
Following the appointment of Oliver J. Flanagan to the position of Minister for Defence, a reshuffle took place among the Parliamentary Secretaries:
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kelly | Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Government Chief Whip) | Fine Gael | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | |||
| Michael Murphy | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries | Labour Party | |
| Richard Barry | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Begley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | Fine Gael | |
| Frank Cluskey | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare | Labour Party | |
| John Bruton | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry & Commerce | Fine Gael | |
| Patrick J. Reynolds | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education | Fine Gael | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Public Service | |||
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Parliamentary Secretaries of the 19th Dáil |
Parliamentary Secretaries 1973–1977 |
Succeeded by Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil |
