Ahern government 3
The Ahern 3 government was the 27th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from June 14, 2007 to May 7, 2008.
In the parliamentary elections on May 24, 2007 , the coalition of Fianna Fáil (FF) and Progressive Democrats (PD) , which had ruled together since 2003, lost their majority. Fianna Fáil won 78 seats, the Progressive Democrats only got 2 seats. Both parties formed a coalition with the Greens (GP), who had 6 MPs.
Bertie Ahern was re-elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on June 14, 2007 by the Dáil Éireann , the Irish Parliament, with 89 to 76 votes . The appointment of Ahern and the ministers by President Mary McAleese took place on the same day. The two ministers of state at the Taoiseach were appointed on June 14, the other ministers of state on June 20. Following a change in the law that increased the number of ministers of state from 17 to 20, another three ministers of state were appointed on July 9th.
On April 2nd, 2008 Ahern announced his resignation on May 6th. Fianna Fáil elected Treasury Secretary Brian Cowen as the new party leader on April 9 (took office May 6). Ahern's resignation as head of government took place on May 6th, and Finance Minister Cowen was elected the next day by the Dáil as the new head of government.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Bertie Ahern | FF | - | ||
|
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) Minister of Finance |
Brian Cowen | FF | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Dermot Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Education and Science | Mary Hanafin | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Health and Children | Mary Harney | PD | - | ||
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Communications, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources | Eamon Ryan | GP | - | ||
| Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources | - | ||||
| Minister for Art, Sports and Tourism | Séamus Brennan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Agriculture and Food | Mary Coughlan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | - | ||||
| Minister for Social Affairs and Family | Martin Cullen | FF | - | ||
| Minister for the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | John Gormley | GP | - | ||
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Micheál Martin | FF | - | ||
| Minister of transport | Noel Dempsey | FF | - | ||
| Defense Minister | Willie O'Dea | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach | Tom Kitt | FF | - | ||
| Dick Roche | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dick Roche | FF | - | ||
| Michael Kitt | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Science | Michael Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Jimmy Devins | FF | - | |||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Brendan Smith | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Noel Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | Pat Carey | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Children | Jimmy Devins | FF | - | ||
| Pat Gallagher | FF | - | |||
| Máire Hoctor | FF | - | |||
| Brendan Smith | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Jimmy Devins | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Seán Power | FF | - | |||
| Brendan Smith | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources | Tony Killeen | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food | John Browne | FF | - | ||
| Trevor Sargent | GP | - | |||
| Mary Wallace | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John Browne | FF | - | ||
| Trevor Sargent | GP | - | |||
| Mary Wallace | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Families | Máire Hoctor | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | Máire Hoctor | FF | - | ||
| Tony Killeen | FF | - | |||
| Batt O'Keeffe | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Michael Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Jimmy Devins | FF | - | |||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Billy Kelleher | FF | - | |||
| John McGuinness | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense | Tom Kitt | FF | - | ||
Appointments and renaming
The Ministry of Communications, Marine Affairs and Natural Resources was renamed the Ministry of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 2007.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on October 20, 2007.
Web links
- Thirtieth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, December 7, 2017, accessed April 11, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2008 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-72008-8 , pp. 242 f .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 14 Jun 2007. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 14 Jun 2007. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Ministers and Secretaries (Ministers of State) Act 2007. (PDF; 300 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2009 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2008, ISBN 3-596-72009-5 , pp. 237 f .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 7 May 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 11, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 7 May 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 11, 2020 (English).
- ↑ SI No. 706/2007 - Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007. (PDF; 81 KB) Irish Statute Book, accessed April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 705/2007. Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007. (PDF; 81 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 11, 2020 .