Government of the 27th Dáil

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Govt of the 27th Dáil (1992)
Govt of the 28th Dáil (1997)
Govt of the 29th Dáil (2002)

The 27th Dáil was elected at the 1992 general election on 25 November 1992 but did not meet until 4 January 1993, however the 23rd Government of Ireland was not appointed until the 12 January. The 27th Dáil lasted a total of 1,654 days.

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[edit] 23rd Government of Ireland

The 23rd Government of Ireland (12 January 199315 December 1994) was formed by the Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party. It was the first time that these two parties were in government together, as traditionally Fine Gael was the coalition partner of the Labour Party.

Office Name Term Party
An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
An Tánaiste Dick Spring[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry[2] Joe Walsh 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Defence David Andrews 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Education Niamh Bhreathnach[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Energy Brian Cowen 1993 Fianna Fáil
Minister for the Environment Michael Smith 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Finance Bertie Ahern 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dick Spring[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht[3] Michael D. Higgins[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Health Brendan Howlin[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Industry & Commerce[4] Bertie Ahern 1993 Fianna Fáil
Ruairi Quinn 1993 Labour Party
Minister for Enterprise & Employment[4] Ruairi Quinn[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for Justice Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Equality & Law Reform[5] Mervyn Taylor[1] 1993–1994 Labour Party
Minister for the Marine David Andrews 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Social Welfare Michael Woods 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Tourism, Transport & Communications Charlie McCreevy 1993 Fianna Fáil

[edit] Changes 22 January 1993

Office Term Party
Minister for Tourism & Trade[6] Charlie McCreevy 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications[7] Brian Cowen 1993–1994 Fianna Fáil

[edit] Changes 18 November 1994 [8]

Office Name Term Party
An Tánaiste Bertie Ahern 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Education Michael Smith 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Foreign Affairs Albert Reynolds 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht Bertie Ahern 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Health Michael Woods 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Enterprise & Employment Charlie McCreevy 1994 Fianna Fáil
Minister for Equality & Law Reform Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 1994 Fianna Fáil

[edit] 24th Government of Ireland

The 24th Government of Ireland (15 December 199426 June 1997) was formed by Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Democratic Left. Following a number of scandals in 1994, particularly over the beef industry and the alleged mishandling of the prosecution of clerical paedophiles, the Labour Party left the 23rd government and, after negotiations, formed the 24th government (known as the Rainbow Coalition although the term originally referred to a proposed coalition of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and the Progressive Democrats) with Fine Gael and Democratic Left. This was the first time in Irish political history that a party had left a governing coalition and gone into government with opposition parties without first holding an election.

Office Name Term Party
An Taoiseach John Bruton 1994–1997 Fine Gael
An Tánaiste Dick Spring 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry Ivan Yates 1994–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht Michael D. Higgins 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Defence Hugh Coveney[9] 1994–1995 Fine Gael
Minister for Education Niamh Bhreathnach 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Equality & Law Reform Mervyn Taylor 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Enterprise & Employment Richard Bruton 1994–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for the Environment Brendan Howlin 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Finance Ruairi Quinn 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dick Spring 1994–1997 Labour Party
Minister for Health Michael Noonan 1994–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for Justice Nora Owen 1994–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for the Marine Hugh Coveney[9] 1994–1995 Fine Gael
Minister for Social Welfare Proinsias De Rossa 1994–1997 Democratic Left
Minister for Tourism & Trade Enda Kenny 1994–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications Michael Lowry[10] 1994–1996 Fine Gael

[edit] Changes 23 May 1995

Office Name Term Party
Minister for Defence Seán Barrett 1995–1997 Fine Gael
Minister for the Marine

[edit] Changes 30 November 1996

Office Name Term Party
Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications John Bruton (acting) Fine Gael

[edit] Changes 3 December 1996

Office Name Term Party
Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications Alan Dukes 1996–1997 Fine Gael

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g On 17 November 1994 the Labour Party ministers resigned from the government and their portfolios were reassigned to Fianna Fáil ministers.
  2. ^ On 21 January 1993 the Department of Agriculture & Food was renamed as the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry.
  3. ^ On 21 January 1993 the Department of the Gaeltacht was renamed as the Department of Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht.
  4. ^ a b On 21 January 1993 the Department of Industry & Commerce was renamed as the Department of Enterprise & Employment.
  5. ^ On 21 January 1993 the Department of Labour was renamed as the Department of Equality & Law Reform.
  6. ^ On 22 January 1993 the Department of Energy was renamed as the Department of Tourism & Trade.
  7. ^ On 22 January 1993 the Department of Tourism, Transport & Communications was renamed as the Department of Transport, Energy & Communications.
  8. ^ The Labour Party ministers resigned from the government on 17 November 1994. No new members joined the Cabinet and their portfolios were reassigned to Fianna Fáil ministers.
  9. ^ a b Hugh Coveney was demoted to a junior ministry in 1995 after allegations of improper contact with businessmen.
  10. ^ Michael Lowry resigned in 1996 following reports of improper payments from businessman Ben Dunne.

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