De Valera Government 4
The De Valera Government 4 was the seventh Executive Council of the Irish Free State , serving from February 8, 1933 to July 21, 1937.
In the parliamentary elections on January 24, 1933 , Fianna Fáil (FF) , who had ruled since 1932, won an absolute majority with 77 out of 153 seats. On February 8, 1933 Eamon de Valera (FF ) was re-elected President of the Executive Council (Head of Government) with 82 votes to 54 by the Dáil Éireann (Parliament). The ministers were elected by the Dáil on the same day. The appointment of the members of the Executive Council was made by Governor General Domhnall Ua Buachalla . The parliamentary secretaries were appointed by the Executive Board. All members of the government belonged to the Fianna Fáil.
In the following parliamentary election on July 1, 1937 , Fianna Fáil was missing a seat for an absolute majority, but she again provided the government.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| President of the Government Council | Éamon de Valera | FF | - | ||
| Vice President of the Government Council | Seán Ó Ceallaigh | FF | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Éamon de Valera | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Thomas Derrig | FF | - | ||
| Finance minister | Seán MacEntee | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Seán Lemass | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Patrick Ruttledge | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Land and Fisheries | Joseph Connolly | FF | - | ||
| Frank Aiken | FF | - | |||
| Gerald Boland | FF | - | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | James Ryan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Local Administration and Health | Seán Ó Ceallaigh | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | Gerald Boland | FF | - | ||
| Oscar Traynor | FF | - | |||
| Defense Minister | Frank Aiken | FF | - | ||
| State Secretaries | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Government Council Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister |
Patrick Little | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | Hugh V. Flinn | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Land and Fisheries | Seán O'Grady | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration and Health | Francis Ward | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Defense Minister | Seán O'Grady | FF | - | ||
| Oscar Traynor | FF | - | |||
Reshuffles
The Senate was dissolved on May 29, 1936. This ended the term of office of the Minister for Land and Fisheries Joseph Connolly , who was the only minister not a member of the Dáil, but a senator. Defense Minister Frank Aiken , who headed both ministries, was elected to succeed him on June 1st . The Ministry of Defense received an additional parliamentary secretary with Oscar Traynor
On November 11, 1936, there was another cabinet reshuffle. Aiken gave up the Land Ministry again and Gerald Boland became the new Minister . Oscar Traynor, previously parliamentary secretary to the defense minister, received his previous department, mail and telegraphy.
Web links
- History of Government. Eighth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 27, 2018, accessed May 24, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 8 Feb 1933. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 24 May 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 8 Feb 1933. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 24 May 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Mar 1, 1933. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed May 24, 2020 (Galician).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Mar 1, 1933. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed May 24, 2020 (Galician).
- ^ Constitution (Amendment No. 24) Act, 1936. Irish Statute Book, accessed May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 3 Jun 1936. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 24, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, November 11, 1936. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 24, 2020 .