Cowen Government
The Cowen government was the 28th government of the Republic of Ireland , serving from May 7, 2008 to March 9, 2011.
After the parliamentary elections on May 24, 2007 , Fianna Fáil (FF), Progressive Democrats (PD) and the Greens (GP) formed a coalition. On April 2nd, 2008 Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie 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 6, and Finance Minister Cowen was elected the next day by Dáil Éireann , the Irish parliament, with 88 votes to 76 as the new head of government. The Prime Minister and his ministers were appointed by President Mary McAleese on the same day . Four ministers of state were appointed on May 7th and another 16 on May 13th.
After several ministers left the cabinet and the Greens resigned from the government, the state president dissolved parliament on February 1, 2011 at the request of the prime minister. In the following parliamentary election on February 25, 2011 , the Fianna Fáil lost 58 seats and was only the third largest party with 20 seats. A coalition of Fine Gael and the Labor Party formed the new government.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Brian Cowen | FF | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | Mary Coughlan | FF | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Micheál Martin | FF | - | ||
| Brian Cowen | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Education and Science | Batt O'Keeffe | FF | - | ||
| Mary Coughlan | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Education and Skills | - | ||||
| Finance minister | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | ||
| Pat Carey | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Community, Equality and the Gaeltacht | - | ||||
| Minister for Health and Children | Mary Harney | PD / Independent | - | ||
| Mary Coughlan | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Dermot Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Justice and Legal Reform | - | ||||
| Brendan Smith | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources | Eamon Ryan | GP | - | ||
| Pat Carey | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Art, Sports and Tourism | Martin Cullen | FF | - | ||
| Mary Hanafin | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | - | ||||
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Brendan Smith | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs and Families | Mary Hanafin | FF | - | ||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | |||
| Minister of Social Affairs | - | ||||
| Minister for the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | John Gormley | GP | - | ||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Mary Coughlan | FF | - | ||
| Batt O'Keeffe | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation | - | ||||
| Mary Hanafin | FF | - | |||
| Minister of transport | Noel Dempsey | FF | - | ||
| Pat Carey | FF | - | |||
| Defense Minister | Willie O'Dea | FF | - | ||
| Tony Killeen | FF | - | |||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach | Pat Carey | FF | - | ||
| Dick Roche | FF | - | |||
| John Curran | FF | - | |||
| Dara Calleary | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dick Roche | FF | - | ||
| Peter Power | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Science | Barry Andrews | FF | - | ||
| Jimmy Devins | FF | - | |||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Mary White | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Martin Mansergh | FF | - | ||
| Dara Calleary | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | John Curran | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Mary White | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Community Affairs, Equality and the Gaeltacht | John Curran | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Mary White | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Children | Barry Andrews | FF | - | ||
| Máire Hoctor | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Mary Wallace | FF | - | |||
| Áine Brady | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice, Equality and Legal Reform | Barry Andrews | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Mary White | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform | Barry Andrews | FF | - | ||
| Conor Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Mary White | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | Seán Power | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, Sports and Tourism | Martin Mansergh | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport | Martin Mansergh | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Trevor Sargent | GP | - | ||
| Tony Killeen | FF | - | |||
| Ciarán Cuffe | GP | - | |||
| Seán Connick | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Families | Máire Hoctor | FF | - | ||
| Áine Brady | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration | Máire Hoctor | FF | - | ||
| Michael Kitt | FF | - | |||
| Michael Finneran | FF | - | |||
| Áine Brady | FF | - | |||
| Ciarán Cuffe | GP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Jimmy Devins | FF | - | ||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Billy Kelleher | FF | - | |||
| John McGuinness | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Dara Calleary | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation | - | ||||
| Seán Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Billy Kelleher | FF | - | |||
| John Moloney | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport | Noel Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense | Pat Carey | FF | - | ||
| John Curran | FF | - | |||
Renaming
On May 2, 2010 the following ministries were renamed:
- The Ministry of Education and Science in Ministry of Education and Innovation
- The Ministry of Art, Sport and Tourism in Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
- the Ministry of Social Affairs and Families in Ministry of Social Affairs
- The Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
On June 2, 2010 the following ministries were renamed:
- The Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht in Ministry of Community, Equality and the Gaeltacht
- The Ministry of Justice, Equality and Legal Reform in Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform
Reshuffles
On April 22, 2009, the number of ministers of state was reduced from 20 to 15. Eliminated: Noel Ahern , Jimmy Devins , Máire Hoctor , Michael Kitt , John McGuinness and Mary Wallace . Two new ministers of state have been appointed, Áine Brady and Dara Calleary .
On February 18, Defense Secretary Willie O'Dea resigned after making a false affidavit. Minister of State Trevor Sargent resigned on February 23, 2010. The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Martin Cullen , announced his resignation on March 8th for health reasons. In the cabinet reshuffle on March 23, 2010, Secretary of State Tony Killeen became Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of State Pat Carey became Minister for Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht. Éamon Ó Cuív moved from the Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Families, Minister of Social Affairs Mary Hanafin became Minister of Art, Sports and Tourism. Secretary of State for Education and Science Batt O'Keeffe and Secretary of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan , swapped portfolios. The new ministers of state were Ciarán Cuffe and Mary White .
Foreign Minister Micheál Martin resigned on January 19, 2011, while Prime Minister Brian Cowen took over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . After Cowen's resignation as Fianna Fáil party leader on February 22nd, Martin was elected as the new party leader on February 26th.
On January 20, 2011, five other cabinet members resigned Defense Secretary Éamon Ó Cuív , Justice Secretary Dermot Ahern , Transport Secretary Noel Dempsey , Health Secretary Mary Harney and Secretary of State for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keeffe . Their departments have been taken over by other ministers. On January 23, 2011, the Greens left the government. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan and the Ministers of State Ciarán Cuffe and Mary White resigned.
Web links
- Thirtieth Dáil - Twenty Eighth Government. Department of the Taoiseach, December 7, 2017, accessed April 13, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2008 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-72008-8 , pp. 242 f .
- ↑ 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 13, 2020 .
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- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 7 May 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, May 8, 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 (English).
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
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- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2012 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 3-596-72012-5 , pp. 240 ff .
- ↑ SI No. 184/2010 - Education and Science (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 178/2010 - Arts, Sport and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 99 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 186/2010 - Social and Family Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 185/2010 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 215/2010 - Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 99 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 216/2010 - Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010. (PDF; 99 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 22 Apr 2008. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 13 April 2020 (English).
- ↑ Minister resigns because of a brothel testimony. In: The world . February 19, 2010, accessed April 13, 2020 .
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↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 . Sargent resigns as Minister of State. RTE , February 24, 2010, accessed April 13, 2020 .
- ^ Charlie Taylor: Cullen resigns from Cabinet and Dáil on health grounds. In: The Irish Times . March 8, 2010, accessed April 13, 2020 .
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^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, May 13, 2010. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 . Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday 13 May 2010. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed 13 April 2020 .
- ^ Susan Ryan: Micheál Martin confirms cabinet resignation. In: The Journal.ie. January 18, 2011, accessed April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 (English).
- ^ Cowen resigns as FF leader, remains Taoiseach. In: RTE . January 22, 2020, accessed on April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Micheál Martin elected as eighth leader of Fianna Fáil. In: The Irish Times . January 26, 2011, accessed April 13, 2020 .
- ^ Gavan Reilly: Cabinet reshuffle expected as sixth minister quits. In: The Journal.ie. January 20, 2011, accessed April 13, 2020 .
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- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 13, 2020 (English).