De Valera Government 6

The De Valera 6 government was the first government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from December 29, 1937 to June 30, 1938.

The Constitution of the Republic of Ireland came into force on December 29, 1939. The government of the Irish Free State , the 8th Executive Council , in office since July 21, 1937 , became the first government of the Republic of Ireland with the same composition when the constitution came into force. Taoiseach (head of government) was Éamon de Valera , who headed a cabinet of Fianna Fáil (FF).

Douglas Hyde was elected Ireland's first President of Ireland on May 31, 1938 . He took office on June 25th. The Dáil Éireann (Parliament) was re-elected on June 17th. The ruling Fianna Fáil won an absolute majority and De Valera was re-elected as head of government.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	Éamon de Valera	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister)	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Foreign minister	Éamon de Valera	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister of Education	Thomas Derrig	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Finance minister	Seán MacEntee	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán Lemass	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister of Justice	Patrick Ruttledge	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Land Minister	Gerald Boland	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister of Agriculture	James Ryan	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister for Local Administration and Health	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Minister for Post and Telegraphy	Oscar Traynor	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Defense Minister	Frank Aiken	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
State Secretaries
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister	Patrick Little	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	Hugh V. Flinn	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán Moylan	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land	Seán O'Grady	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration and Health	Francis Ward	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Defense Minister	Seán O'Grady	FF	December 29, 1937	-	June 30, 1938

Web links

• History of Government. Ninth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 27, 2017, accessed May 23, 2020 .