Government of the 21st Dáil
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| Govt of the 19th Dáil | (1969) |
| Govt of the 20th Dáil | (1973) |
| Govt of the 21st Dáil | (1977) |
| Govt of the 22nd Dáil | (1981) |
| Govt of the 23rd Dáil | (1982) |
The 21st Dáil was elected on June 16, 1977 and first met on July 5 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 (July 5, 1977–December 11, 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 Sixteenth Government, under the same Dáil, would drop 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 (December 11, 1979–June 30, 1981) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach following the resignation of Jack Lynch.
The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b On 21 January 1980, the Department of Economic Planning & Development was renamed as the Department of Energy.
- ^ a b On 25 January 1980, the Department of Tourism & Transport was renamed as the Department of Transport.
[edit] See also
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Dáil Éireann
- Irish Government
- Bunreacht na hÉireann
- Irish general election, 1977
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
