Government of the 19th Dáil

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Govt of the 19th Dáil (1969)
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The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and first met on 2 July when the 13th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 19th Dáil lasted for 1,351 days.

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[edit] 13th Government of Ireland

The 13th Government of Ireland (2 July 196914 March 1973) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office Name Term
An Taoiseach Jack Lynch 1969–1973
An Tánaiste Erskine H. Childers 1969–1973
Minister for Agriculture Neil Blaney 1969–1970
Minister for Defence Jim Gibbons 1969–1970
Minister for Education Pádraig Faulkner 1969–1973
Minister for Finance Charles Haughey 1969–1970
Minister for External Affairs Patrick Hillery 1969–1973
Minister for the Gaeltacht George Colley 1969–1973
Minister for Health Erskine H. Childers 1969–1973
Minister for Industry & Commerce George Colley 1969–1970
Minister for Justice Micheál Ó Móráin 1969–1970
Minister for Labour Joseph Brennan 1969–1973
Minister for Lands Seán Flanagan 1969–1973
Minister for Local Government Kevin Boland 1969–1970
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Patrick Lalor 1969–1973
Minister for Social Welfare Kevin Boland 1969–1970
Minister for Transport & Power Brian Lenihan 1969–1973

[edit] Changes 9 May 1970 [1]

Office Name Term
Minister for Agriculture Jim Gibbons 1970–1973
Minister for Defence Jerry Cronin 1970–1973
Minister for Finance George Colley 1970–1973
Minister for Industry & Commerce Patrick Lalor 1970–1973
Minister for Justice Desmond O'Malley 1970–1973
Minister for Local Government Bobby Molloy 1970–1973
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Gerard Collins 1970–1973
Minister for Social Welfare Joseph Brennan 1970–1973

[edit] Changes 3 January 1973

In January 1973 Patrick Hillery was appointed the Irelands's first European Commissioner.

Office Name Term
Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Lenihan 1973
Minister for Transport & Power Michael O'Kennedy 1973

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Due to the Arms Crisis, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney were sacked by Jack Lynch on 6 May 1970 when they refused to resign. Kevin Boland resigned from the government in protest at the sackings. Micheál Ó Móráin who was in hospital at the time was asked to resign on 4 May.

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