Ahern government 1

The Ahern 1 government was the 25th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from June 26, 1997 to June 6, 2002.

The coalition of Fine Gael (FG), Labor and Democratic Left (DL), which ruled from 1994 to 1997, lost its majority in the parliamentary elections on June 6, 1997 . Fianna Fáil (FF) and Progressive Democrats (PD), who together held 82 of the 166 seats, formed a government. Bertie Ahern (FF) was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on June 26, 1997 by the Dáil Éireann , the Irish Parliament, with 85 votes to 78 . The ministers were elected on the same day and appointed by the President . The ministers of state were appointed on July 1 and July 8, respectively. In the parliamentary elections on May 17, 2002 , both governing parties won additional seats. The coalition of Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats under Taoiseach Ahern continued.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	Bertie Ahern	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister)	Mary Harney	PD	June 26, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Enterprise and Employment			June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Foreign minister	Ray Burke	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0October 7, 1997
	Bertie Ahern (acting)	FF	October 7, 1997	-	0October 8, 1997
	David Andrews	FF	October 8, 1997	-	January 27, 2000
	Brian Cowen	FF	January 27, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of Health			June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Health and Children			July 12, 1997	-	January 27, 2000
	Micheál Martin	FF	January 27, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of Education			June 26, 1997	-	September 30, 1997
Minister for Education and Science			June 26, 1997	-	January 27, 2000
	Michael Woods	FF	January 27, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Marine Affairs			June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Marine Affairs and Natural Resources			July 12, 1997	-	January 27, 2000
	Frank Fahey	FF	January 27, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Transport, Energy and Communication	Mary O'Rourke	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Public Enterprises			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Defense Minister	David Andrews	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0October 8, 1997
	Michael Smith	FF	October 8, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forests	Joe Walsh	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Agriculture and Food			July 12, 1997	-	September 27, 1999
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development			September 27, 1999	-	0June 6, 2002
Finance minister	Charlie McCreevy	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Environment Minister	Noel Dempsey	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 22, 1997
Minister for the Environment and Local Administration			July 22, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of Social Affairs	Dermot Ahern	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Social Affairs, Community and Family			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Art, Culture and the Gaeltacht	Síle de Valera	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Art, National Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Justice, Equality and Legal Reform	John O'Donoghue	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister for Tourism and Trade	Jim McDaid	FF	June 26, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister for Tourism, Sports and Recreation			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Minister of State at the Taoiseach Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense	Séamus Brennan	FF	June 26, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry	Liz O'Donnell	PD	July 1, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education	Michael Smith	FF	July 1, 1997	-	September 30, 1997
	Willie O'Dea	FF	July 8, 1997	-	September 30, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Science	Michael Smith	FF	September 30, 1997	-	0October 8, 1997
	Willie O'Dea	FF	September 30, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Noel Treacy	FF	October 9, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Frank Fahey	FF	January 21, 1998	-	January 27, 2000
	Mary Hanafin	FF	February 1, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Martin Cullen	FF	July 8, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health	Tom Moffatt	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
	Frank Fahey	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Children	Tom Moffatt	FF	July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Frank Fahey	FF	July 12, 1997	-	January 27, 2000
	Mary Hanafin	FF	February 1, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice, Equality and Legal Reform	Mary Wallace	FF	July 8, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Frank Fahey	FF	January 21, 1998	-	January 27, 2000
	Mary Hanafin	FF	February 1, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, Culture and the Gaeltacht	Éamon Ó Cuív	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, National Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands			July 12, 1997	-	February 19, 2001
	Mary Coughlan	FF	February 19, 2001	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests	Noel Davern	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Ned O'Keeffe	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food	Noel Davern	FF	July 12, 1997	-	September 27, 1999
Ned O'Keeffe	FF	July 12, 1997	-	September 27, 1999
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development	Noel Davern	FF	September 27, 1999	-	0June 6, 2002
Ned O'Keeffe	FF	September 27, 1999	-	February 17, 2001
Éamon Ó Cuív	FF	February 19, 2001	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Marine Affairs	Hugh Byrne	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Natural Resources	July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the government	Bobby Molloy	PD	June 26, 1997	-	0April 9, 2002
	Liz O'Donnell	PD	April 11, 2002	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Trade	Chris Flood	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Recreation			July 12, 1997	-	January 26, 2000
	Eoin Ryan Jr.	FF	February 1, 2000	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment	Dan Wallace	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 22, 1997
	Bobby Molloy	PD	June 26, 1997	-	July 22, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Local Administration	Dan Wallace	FF	July 22, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Bobby Molloy	PD	July 22, 1997	-	0April 9, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise and Employment	Michael Smith	FF	July 1, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
	Tom Kitt	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Michael Smith	FF	July 12, 1997	-	0October 8, 1997
	Tom Kitt	FF	July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
	Noel Treacy	FF	October 9, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Energy and Communication	Joe Jacob	FF	July 8, 1997	-	July 12, 1997
Minister of State in the Ministry of Public Enterprises			July 12, 1997	-	0June 6, 2002

Appointments and renaming

The following ministries were renamed: on July 12, 1997

• Ministry of Health in Ministry of Health and Children
• Ministry of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht in Ministry of Art, National Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands
• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in Ministry of Agriculture and Food
• Ministry of Marine Affairs in Ministry of Marine Affairs and Natural Resources
• Ministry of Social Affairs in Ministry of Social Affairs, Community and Families
• Ministry of Tourism and Trade in Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Recreation
• Ministry of Enterprise and Employment in Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
• Ministry of Transport, Energy and Communication in Ministry of Public Enterprises

On July 22, 1997: Ministry of Environment in Ministry of Environment and Local Administration

On September 30, 1997: Ministry of Education in Ministry of Education and Science

On September 27, 1999: Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Secretary of State Ray Burke resigned on October 7, 1997. David Andrews moved from the Defense Department to the State Department. Secretary of State Michael Smith became Secretary of Defense and Noel Treacy became Secretary of State.

On January 26, 2000, State Secretary Chris Flood resigned. The following day, Foreign Secretary David Andrews announced his resignation. The Minister for Health and Children, Brian Cowen , moved to the State Department. The Minister for Education and Science, Micheál Martin , succeeded Cowen, the new Minister for Education was the Minister for Marine Affairs and Natural Resources, Michael Woods , who was succeeded by Minister of State Frank Fahey .

Web links

• Twenty-Eight Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, December 6, 2017, accessed March 25, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Der Fischer Weltalmanach 1998 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-596-19098-3 , Sp.  361 .
2. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 26, 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 .  
3. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 26, 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 . Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 26 Jun 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 25 March 2020 .  
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4. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 9 Jul 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 .  
5. ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2003 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-596-72003-6 , Sp.  396 .
6. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, October 7, 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 .  
7. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 8 Oct 1997. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 .  
8. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Jan 27, 2000. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 25, 2020 .