Government of the 12th Dáil

The 12th Dáil was elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and first met on 9 June when the 4th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 12th Dáil lasted for 1,345 days.

[edit] 4th Government of Ireland

The 4th Government of Ireland (9 June 1944 – 18 February 1948) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office	Name
An Taoiseach		Éamon de Valera
An Tánaiste		Seán T. O'Kelly^[1]
Minister for Agriculture		James Ryan
Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures		Frank Aiken
Minister for Defence		Oscar Traynor
Minister for Education		Tomás Ó Deirg
Minister for Finance		Seán T. O'Kelly^[1]
Minister for External Affairs		Éamon de Valera
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Seán Lemass
Minister for Justice		Gerald Boland
Minister for Lands		Seán Moylan
Minister for Local Government & Public Health		Seán MacEntee
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Patrick Little
Minister for Supplies		Seán Lemass
[edit] Changes 19 June 1945
Office	Name
An Tánaiste^[1]		Seán Lemass
Minister for Finance^[1]		Frank Aiken
[edit] Changes 22 January 1947
Office	Name
Minister for Agriculture		Paddy Smith
Minister for Health^[2]		James Ryan
Minister for Social Welfare^[2]		James Ryan

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Seán T. O'Kelly left the cabinet in 1945 when he was elected 2nd President of Ireland.
^ ^a ^b The Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare were created in January 1947.

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