Costello government 1

The Costello 1 government was the 5th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from February 18, 1948 to May 7, 1951.

Fianna Fáil , ruling since 1932, lost 8 seats in the parliamentary elections on February 4, 1948 , but remained the strongest party. A grand coalition was formed from Fine Gael (FG), Labor Party (ILP), National Labor Party (NLP), Clann na Poblachta (CnP) and Clann na Talmhan (CnT). Since several coalition partners rejected Richard Mulcahy , the chairman of Fine Gael, as head of government, John A. Costello (FG ) was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on February 18, 1948 with 75 against 68 votes by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) . The Taoiseach, its ministers and the head of government-nominated state secretaries were appointed by President Seán Ó Ceallaigh on the same day .

Following the resignation of Health Minister Noel Browne, some government MPs withdrew their support. This led to early parliamentary elections on May 30, 1951 . Fianna Fáil was again the strongest party and formed the next government with the support of some independents.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	John A. Costello	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister)	William Norton	ILP	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Foreign minister	Seán MacBride	CnP	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister of Education	Richard Mulcahy	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Finance minister	Patrick McGilligan	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister of Health	Noel Browne	CnP	February 18, 1948	-	April 12, 1951
	John A. Costello (acting)	FG	April 12, 1951	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister for Industry and Trade	Daniel Morrissey	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0March 7, 1951
	Thomas F. O'Higgins	FG	March 7, 1951	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister of Justice	Seán Mac Eoin	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0March 7, 1951
	Daniel Morrissey	FG	March 7, 1951	-	0May 7, 1951
Land Minister	Joseph Blowick	CnT	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister of Agriculture	James Dillon	independently	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister for Local Administration	Timothy J. Murphy	ILP	February 18, 1948	-	April 29, 1949
	William Norton (acting)	ILP	May 3, 1949	-	May 11, 1949
	Michael Keyes	ILP	May 11, 1949	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister for Post and Telegraphy	James Everett	NLP / ILP	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Minister of Social Affairs	William Norton	ILP	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Defense Minister	Thomas F. O'Higgins	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0March 7, 1951
	Seán Mac Eoin	FG	March 7, 1951	-	0May 7, 1951
State Secretaries
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry and Trade	Liam Cosgrave	FG	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	Michael Donnellan	CnT	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration	Brendan Corish	ILP	February 18, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951
Parliamentary Secretary to the Defense Minister			February 27, 1948	-	0May 7, 1951

Reshuffles

Brendan Corish , parliamentary secretary to the minister for local administration, also became parliamentary secretary to the minister of defense on February 27, 1948.

The minister for local administration Timothy J. Murphy died on April 92, 1949. Tánaiste William Norton took over his ministry provisionally from May 3rd . On May 11th Michael Keyes became Minister for Local Administration.

On March 5, 1951, there was a change in the cabinet. Defense Secretary Thomas F. O'Higgins took over the Department of Industry and Commerce, Justice Secretary Seán Mac Eoin took over the Defense portfolio and Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce Daniel Morrissey moved to the Department of Justice.

After the Mother and Child Scheme, free health care for mothers and children under 16, failed due to opposition from the Catholic Church and he lost the support of his own party, Health Minister Noel Browne resigned on April 11, 1951. The Ministry of Health was temporarily taken over by Prime Minister Costello.

Web links

• History of Government. Thirteenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 28, 2017, accessed May 9, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1948. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 9, 2020 .  
2. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1948. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 9, 2020 . Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Feb 18, 1948. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed May 9, 2020 .  
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3. ^ ^{A b} Jürgen Elvert : History of Ireland . dtv, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-423-04599-X , p.  457 .
4. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 9 Mar 1948. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 9 May 2020 (English).  
5. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, May 3, 1949. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 9, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, May 12, 1949. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 9, 2020 .  
7. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 7 Mar 1951. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 9 May 2020 (English).  
8. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday 11 Apr 1951. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 9, 2020 .