De Valera Government 7

The government De Valera 7 was the second government of the Republic of Ireland , she held office from 30 June 1938 to 1 July 1943rd

In the parliamentary elections on June 17, 1938 , Fianna Fáil (FF) , who had ruled since 1932, won an absolute majority with 77 out of 138 seats. Éamon de Valera was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on June 30, 1938 by 75 votes to 45 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) and appointed by President Douglas Hyde .

The ministers were elected by the Dáil on the same day. The government consisted only of members of the Fianna Fáil.

In the early parliamentary elections on June 23, 1943 , Fianna Fáil lost an absolute majority, but continued to represent the government.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	Éamon de Valera	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0July 1, 1943
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister)	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0July 2, 1943
Foreign minister	Éamon de Valera	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister of Education	Thomas Derrig	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	September 8, 1939	-	September 27, 1939
	Éamon de Valera	FF	September 27, 1939	-	June 18, 1940
	Thomas Derrig	FF	June 18, 1940	-	0July 2, 1943
Finance minister	Seán MacEntee	FF	June 30, 1938	-	September 16, 1939
	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	September 16, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán Lemass	FF	June 30, 1938	-	September 16, 1939
	Seán MacEntee	FF	September 16, 1939	-	August 18, 1941
	Seán Lemass	FF	August 18, 1941	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister of Justice	Patrick Ruttledge	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
	Gerald Boland	FF	September 8, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister for the Coordination of Defense Affairs	Frank Aiken	FF	September 8, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Land Minister	Gerald Boland	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
Thomas Derrig	FF	September 8, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister of Agriculture	James Ryan	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister for Local Administration and Health	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
	Patrick Ruttledge	FF	September 8, 1939	-	August 14, 1941
	Éamon de Valera	FF	August 15, 1941	-	August 18, 1941
	Seán MacEntee	FF	August 18, 1941	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister for Post and Telegraphy	Oscar Traynor	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
	Thomas Derrig	FF	September 8, 1939	-	September 27, 1939
	Patrick Little	FF	September 27, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Minister of Supply	Seán Lemass	FF	September 8, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
Defense Minister	Frank Aiken	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0September 8, 1939
	Oscar Traynor	FF	September 8, 1939	-	0July 2, 1943
State Secretaries
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister	Patrick Little	FF	June 30, 1938	-	September 26, 1939
	Patrick Smith	FF	September 27, 1939	-	June 26, 1943
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	Hugh V. Flinn	FF	June 30, 1938	-	January 28, 1943
	Seán Moylan	FF	February 10, 1943	-	June 26, 1943
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán Moylan	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0February 9, 1943
	Seán O'Grady	FF	February 10, 1943	-	June 26, 1943
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land	Seán O'Grady	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0February 9, 1943
	Eamonn Kissane	FF	February 10, 1943	-	June 26, 1943
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration and Health	Francis Ward	FF	June 30, 1938	-	June 26, 1943
	Hugh V. Flinn	FF	September 12, 1939	-	January 28, 1943
Parliamentary Secretary to the Defense Minister	Seán O'Grady	FF	June 30, 1938	-	0August 8, 1939
	Seán Moylan	FF	August 29, 1939	-	June 26, 1943

New ministries and reshuffles

After the start of World War II , two new ministries were created, the Ministry of Supply and the Ministry of Defense Coordination. This led to a cabinet reshuffle. Newly appointed to the cabinet was Patrick Little , previously Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Foreign Minister, who took over the Ministry of Post and Telegraphy.

On June 18, 1940, Land Minister Thomas Derrig took over the Ministry of Education, which was previously headed provisionally by Éamon de Valera .

The Minister for Local Administration and Health, Patrick Ruttledge , resigned on August 14, 1941. He was succeeded by Seán MacEntee , previously Minister for Industry and Trade. Minister of Supply Seán Lemass also took over the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Secretary, Hugh V. Flinn , died on January 28, 1943.

Web links

• History of Government. Tenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 27, 2017, accessed May 21, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 30, 1938. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 21, 2020 .  
2. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 30, 1938. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed May 21, 2020 (Galician).  
3. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 30, 1938. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 21, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 9 Oct 1947. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 21, 2020 (English). Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939. Irish Statute Book, accessed May 21, 2020 .  
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5. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1939. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 21, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, February 3, 1943. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed May 21, 2020 (Galician).