Government of the 23rd Dáil

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Govt of the 23rd Dáil	(Feb. 1982)
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The 23rd Dáil was elected at the first general election of 1982 on 18 February 1982 and first met on 9 March when the 18th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 23rd Dáil lasted for 279 days.

1 18th Government of Ireland
- 1.1 Changes 7 October 1982
- 1.2 Changes 27 October 1982
2 Footnotes
3 See also

[edit] 18th Government of Ireland

The 18th Government of Ireland (9 March 1982 – 14 December 1982) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office	Name		Term
An Taoiseach		Charles Haughey	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
An Tánaiste		Ray MacSharry	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Agriculture		Brian Lenihan	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Defence		Paddy Power	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Education		Martin O'Donoghue^[1]	Mar. 1982–Oct. 1982
Minister for the Environment		Ray Burke	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Finance		Ray MacSharry	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry		Brendan Daly	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Gerard Collins	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Denis Gallagher	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Health		Michael Woods	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Industry & Energy		Albert Reynolds	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Justice		Seán Doherty	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Labour		Gene FitzGerald	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		John Wilson	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Public Service		Gene FitzGerald	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Social Welfare		Michael Woods	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism		Desmond O'Malley^[1]	Mar. 1982–Oct. 1982
Minister for Transport		John Wilson	Mar. 1982–Dec. 1982
[edit] Changes 7 October 1982
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism		Paddy Power	7–27 Oct. 1982
Minister for Education		Charles Haughey	(acting)
[edit] Changes 27 October 1982
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism		Pádraig Flynn	Oct. 1982–Nov. 1982
Minister for Education		Gerard Brady	Oct. 1982–Nov. 1982

[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Desmond O'Malley and Martin O'Donoghue both resigned in October 1982 following an unsuccessful leadership challenge by O'Malley against Charles Haughey.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Governments of Ireland Rialtais na hÉireann

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