Government of the 25th Dáil

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Govt of the 23rd Dáil	(Feb. 1982)
Govt of the 24th Dáil	(Nov. 1982)
Govt of the 25th Dáil	(1987)
Govt of the 26th Dáil	(1989)
Govt of the 27th Dáil	(1992)

The 25th Dáil was elected at the 1987 general election on 17 February 1987 and first met on 10 March when the 20th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 25th Dáil lasted 849 days.

1 20th Government of Ireland
- 1.1 Changes 31 March 1987
- 1.2 Changes 24 November 1988
2 Footnotes
3 See also

[edit] 20th Government of Ireland

The 20th Government of Ireland (10 March 1987 – 12 July 1989) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party. It was a minority government which had the qualified support^[1] of Fine Gael, the main opposition party.

Office	Name		Term
An Taoiseach		Charles Haughey	1987–1989
An Tánaiste		Brian Lenihan	1987–1989
Minister for Agriculture & Food		Michael O'Kennedy^[2]	1987–1989
Minister for Communications		John Wilson	1987
Minister for Defence		Michael J. Noonan	1987–1989
Minister for Education		Mary O'Rourke	1987–1989
Minister for Energy		Ray Burke	1987–1988
Minister for the Environment		Pádraig Flynn	1987–1989
Minister for Finance		Ray MacSharry	1987–1988
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Brian Lenihan	1987–1989
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Charles Haughey	1987–1989
Minister for Health		Rory O'Hanlon	1987–1989
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Albert Reynolds	1987–1988
Minister for Justice		Gerard Collins	1987–1989
Minister for Labour		Bertie Ahern	1987–1989
Minister for the Marine		Brendan Daly	1987–1989
Minister for the Public Service		Ray MacSharry	1987
Minister for Social Welfare		Michael Woods	1987–1989
Minister for Tourism & Transport		Ray MacSharry	1987
[edit] Changes 31 March 1987
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Communications		Ray Burke	1987–1989
Minister for Tourism & Transport		John Wilson	1987–1989
[edit] Changes 24 November 1988 Following the appointment of Ray MacSharry as European Commissioner.
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Finance		Albert Reynolds	1988–1989
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Ray Burke	1988–1989
Minister for Energy		Michael Smith	1988–1989

[edit] Footnotes

^ This was known as the Tallaght Strategy.
^ Michael O'Kennedy was Minister for Agriculture from 10 March 1987–31 March 1987. The department was then renamed as the Department of Agriculture & Food.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Governments of Ireland Rialtais na hÉireann

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