Ahern government 2
The Ahern 2 government was the 26th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from June 6, 2002 to June 14, 2007.
The coalition of Fianna Fáil (FF) and Progressive Democrats (PD), which ruled from 1997 to 2002 , won the parliamentary elections on May 17, 2002 . Fianna Fáil won 82 seats, the Progressive Democrats 8 of the 166 seats. The coalition continued and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern (FF) was re-elected on June 6, 2002 by the Dáil Éireann , the Irish Parliament, with 93 votes to 68. The ministers were elected on the same day and appointed by the President . The ministers of state were appointed on June 6th and 19th. In the parliamentary elections on May 24, 2007 , the governing parties lost their majority, Fianna Fáil won 78 seats, and the Progressive Democrats only got 2 seats. Both parties formed a coalition under Bertie Ahern together with the Greens , who had 6 MPs.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Bertie Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | Mary Harney | PD | - | ||
| Michael McDowell | PD | - | |||
| Foreign minister | Brian Cowen | FF | - | ||
| Dermot Ahern | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Education and Science | Noel Dempsey | FF | - | ||
| Mary Hanafin | FF | - | |||
| Finance minister | Charlie McCreevy | FF | - | ||
| Brian Cowen | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Health and Children | Micheál Martin | FF | - | ||
| Mary Harney | PD | - | |||
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Michael McDowell | PD | - | ||
| Minister for Art, National Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands | Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | - | ||||
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development | Joe Walsh | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Agriculture and Food | - | ||||
| Mary Coughlan | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Marine Affairs and Natural Resources | Dermot Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Communications, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources | - | ||||
| Noel Dempsey | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Public Enterprises | Séamus Brennan | FF | - | ||
| Minister of transport | - | ||||
| Martin Cullen | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Social Affairs, Community and Families | Mary Coughlan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs and Families | - | ||||
| Séamus Brennan | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Tourism, Sports and Recreation | John O'Donoghue | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Art, Sports and Tourism | - | ||||
| Minister for the Environment and Local Administration | Martin Cullen | FF | - | ||
| Minister for the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | - | ||||
| Dick Roche | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Mary Harney | PD | - | ||
| Micheál Martin | FF | - | |||
| Defense Minister | Michael Smith | FF | - | ||
| Willie O'Dea | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach | Mary Hanafin | FF | - | ||
| Dick Roche | FF | - | |||
| Noel Treacy | FF | - | |||
| Tom Kitt | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dick Roche | FF | - | ||
| Tom Kitt | FF | - | |||
| Noel Treacy | FF | - | |||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Science | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Síle de Valera | FF | - | |||
| Mary Hanafin | FF | - | |||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Tom Parlon | PD | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | Noel Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Children | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Ivor Callely | FF | - | |||
| Tim O'Malley | PD | - | |||
| Seán Power | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Willie O'Dea | FF | - | |||
| Frank Fahey | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources | Pat Gallagher | FF | - | ||
| John Browne | FF | - | |||
| - | |||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Liam Aylward | FF | - | ||
| Noel Treacy | FF | - | |||
| John Browne | FF | - | |||
| Brendan Smith | FF | - | |||
| Mary Wallace | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Local Administration | Noel Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Pat Gallagher | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | Noel Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Pat Gallagher | FF | - | |||
| Batt O'Keeffe | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Frank Fahey | FF | - | ||
| Michael Ahern | FF | - | |||
| Tony Killeen | FF | - | |||
| Dick Roche | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Jim McDaid | FF | - | ||
| Pat Gallagher | FF | - | |||
| Ivor Callely | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense | Mary Hanafin | FF | - | ||
| Tom Kitt | FF | - | |||
| Willie O'Dea | FF | - | |||
Appointments and renaming
On June 19, 2002 the following ministries were renamed:
- Ministry of Arts, National Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands under Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Ministry of Marine Affairs and Natural Resources in Ministry of Communication, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Public Enterprises in Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Social Affairs, Community and Family in Ministry of Social Affairs and Family
- Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Recreation in Ministry of Art, Sports and Tourism
On March 10, 2003, the Ministry of Environment and Local Administration was renamed the Ministry of Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration.
Minister of State Liam Aylward was elected to the European Parliament and resigned on June 11, 2004.
On September 29, 2004 there was a cabinet reshuffle. Defense Secretary Michael Smith and Agriculture Secretary Joe Walsh resigned, Treasury Secretary Charlie McCreevy became Commissioner for Internal Market and Services in the European Commission . New cabinet members were the previous ministers of state Mary Hanafin , Willie O'Dea , and Dick Roche . Newly appointed ministers of state were Batt O'Keeffe , Tony Killeen , Seán Power and Brendan Smith and, from October 5, 2004, Conor Lenihan .
Minister of State Jim McDaid resigned on October 5, 2004 .
Minister of State Ivor Callely announced his resignation on December 8, 2005.
On February 14, 2006, Mary Wallace was named Secretary of State.
Mary Harney announced on September 7, 2006, her resignation as leader of the Progressive Democrats. Her successor as party chairman was Attorney General Michael McDowell , who followed Harney on September 13 as Tánaiste .
Minister of State Síle de Valera was replaced by Seán Haughey on December 12, 2006 .
Web links
- Twenty-Ninth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, December 7, 2017, accessed March 29, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2003 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-596-72003-6 , Sp. 396 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 6 Jun 2002. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 26 Jun 2002. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, June 18, 2002. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2008 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-72008-8 , pp. 242 f .
- ↑ Christopher Took, Seán Donnelly: European Election: June 2004, East. In: electionsireland.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
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^ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2004. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 . Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 30 Sep 2004. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 29 March 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 8 Dec 2005. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, February 14, 2006. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 (English).
- ^ Harney steps down as leader of PDs. RTE , September 7, 2006, accessed March 29, 2020 .
- ^ McDowell confirmed as new PD leader. RTE , September 11, 2006, accessed March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 27 Sep 2006. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on March 29, 2020 .