Government of the 21st Dáil

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Govt of the 23rd Dáil (Feb. 1982)

The 21st Dáil was elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and first met on 5 July when the 15th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 21st Dáil lasted for 1,456 days.

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[edit] 15th Government of Ireland

The 15th Government of Ireland (5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party. It was remembered for allowing the Nuclear Energy Board plans for a plant at Carnsore Point to go ahead. Desmond O'Malley, as the minister in with responsibility for the board was central to this leadership. Later the 16th Government, under the same Dáil, dropped these plans.

Office Name Term
An Taoiseach Jack Lynch 1977–1979
An Tánaiste George Colley 1977–1979
Minister for Agriculture Jim Gibbons 1977–1979
Minister for Defence Bobby Molloy 1977–1979
Minister for Economic Planning & Development Martin O'Donoghue 1977–1979
Minister for Education John Wilson 1977–1979
Minister for the Environment Sylvester Barrett 1977–1979
Minister for Finance George Colley 1977–1979
Minister for Fisheries Brian Lenihan 1977–1979
Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael O'Kennedy 1977–1979
Minister for the Gaeltacht Denis Gallagher 1977–1979
Minister for Health Charles Haughey 1977–1979
Minister for Industry & Commerce Desmond O'Malley 1977–1979
Minister for Justice Gerard Collins 1977–1979
Minister for Labour Gene FitzGerald 1977–1979
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Pádraig Faulkner 1977–1979
Minister for the Public Service George Colley 1977–1979
Minister for Social Welfare Charles Haughey 1977–1979
Minister for Tourism & Transport Pádraig Faulkner 1977–1979

[edit] 16th Government of Ireland

The 16th Government of Ireland (11 December 1979 – 30 June 1981) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach following the resignation of Jack Lynch.

Office Name Term
An Taoiseach Charles Haughey 1979–1981
An Tánaiste George Colley 1979–1981
Minister for Agriculture Ray MacSharry 1979–1981
Minister for Defence Pádraig Faulkner 1979–1980
Minister for Economic Planning & Development[1] Michael O'Kennedy 1979–1980
Minister for Education John Wilson 1979–1981
Minister for the Environment Sylvester Barrett 1979–1980
Minister for Finance Michael O'Kennedy 1979–1980
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry Paddy Power 1979–1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Lenihan 1979–1981
Minister for the Gaeltacht Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 1979–1981
Minister for Health Michael Woods 1979–1981
Minister for Industry, Commerce & Energy Desmond O'Malley 1979–1981
Minister for Justice Gerard Collins 1979–1981
Minister for Labour Gene FitzGerald 1979–1980
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Albert Reynolds 1979–1981
Minister for the Public Service Michael O'Kennedy 1979–1980
Minister for Social Welfare Michael Woods 1979–1981
Minister for Tourism & Transport[2] George Colley 1979–1980

[edit] Changes 22 January 1980
Office Name Term
Minister for Energy[1] George Colley 1980–1981

[edit] Changes 25 January 1980
Office Name Term
Minister for Transport[2] Albert Reynolds[3] 1980–1981

[edit] Changes 24 March 1980
Office Name Term
Minister for the Public Service Gene FitzGerald[4] 1980–1981

[edit] Changes 15 October 1980
Office Name Term
Minister for Defence Sylvester Barrett 1980–1981
Minister for the Environment Ray Burke 1980–1981

[edit] Changes 16 December 1980
Office Name Term
Minister for Finance Gene FitzGerald[5] 1980–1981
Minister for Labour Tom Nolan 1980–1981

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b On 21 January 1980, the Department of Economic Planning & Development was renamed as the Department of Energy.
  2. ^ a b On 25 January 1980, the Department of Tourism & Transport was renamed as the Department of Transport.
  3. ^ Held in addition to the Posts & Telegraphs portfolio.
  4. ^ Held in addition to the Labour portfolio.
  5. ^ Held in addition to the Public Service portfolio.

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