Costello government 2
The Costello 2 government was the 7th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from June 2, 1954 to March 20, 1957.
After the Fianna Fáil government could not win a majority in the parliamentary elections on May 14, 1954 , a coalition government of Fine Gael (FG), Labor Party (ILP) and Clann na Talmhan (CnT) was formed. Fine Gael chairman John A. Costello was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on June 2, 1954 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) with 79 votes to 66 . The head of government, ministers and parliamentary secretaries were appointed on the same day by President Seán Ó Ceallaigh . In the parliamentary elections on March 5, 1957 , the government lost its majority and was replaced by a Fianna Faíl government.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | John A. Costello | FG | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | William Norton | ILP | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Liam Cosgrave | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Richard Mulcahy | FG | - | ||
| Finance minister | Gerard Sweetman | FG | - | ||
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | Richard Mulcahy | FG | - | ||
| Patrick Lindsay | FG | - | |||
| Minister of Health | Thomas F. O'Higgins | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | William Norton | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | James Everett | ILP | - | ||
| Land Minister | Joseph Blowick | CnT | - | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | James Dillon | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Local Administration | Patrick O'Donnell | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | Michael Keyes | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Brendan Corish | ILP | - | ||
| Defense Minister | Seán Mac Eoin | FG | - | ||
| State Secretaries | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister of Defense | Denis J. O'Sullivan | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Government | John O'Donovan | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | Patrick Lindsay | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | Michael Donnellan | CnT | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht | Patrick Lindsay | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade | Patrick Crotty | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture | Oliver J. Flanagan | FG | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration | William Davin | ILP | - | ||
| Dan Spring | ILP | - | |||
Reshuffles
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration, William Davin , died on March 1, 1956. On March 16, 1956, Dan Spring was appointed as his successor .
On July 2, 1956, a new ministry for the Gaeltacht was created. Education minister Richard Mulcahy took over the leadership , and Patrick Lindsay became parliamentary secretary . On October 24, 1956, Lindsay became Minister for the Gaeltacht.
Web links
- History of Government. Fifteenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 28, 2017, accessed May 2, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 2 Jun 1954. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, June 15, 1954. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Mar 1, 1956. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 Mar 1956. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1956. Irish Statute Book, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 4 Jul 1956. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 24 OCt 1956. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 2, 2020 (English).