De Valera Government 8

The government of De Valera 8 was the third government of the Republic of Ireland , it was in office from July 1, 1943 to June 7, 1944.

In the parliamentary elections on June 23, 1943 , Fianna Fáil (FF) , which had ruled since 1932, lost its absolute majority, but remained the strongest party with 67 of 138 seats. Éamon de Valera was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on July 1, 1943 by 67 votes to 37 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) and appointed by President Douglas Hyde .

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

In the early parliamentary elections on May 30, 1944 , Fianna Fáil won back an absolute majority.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	Éamon de Valera	FF	July 1, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister)	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Foreign minister	Éamon de Valera	FF	July 1, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister of Education	Thomas Derrig	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Finance minister	Seán Ó Ceallaigh	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán Lemass	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister of Justice	Gerald Boland	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister for the Coordination of Defense Affairs	Frank Aiken	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Land Minister	Seán Moylan	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister of Agriculture	James Ryan	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister for Local Administration and Health	Seán MacEntee	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister for Post and Telegraphy	Patrick Little	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Minister of Supply	Seán Lemass	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Defense Minister	Oscar Traynor	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
State Secretaries
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defense	Eamonn Kissane	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	Patrick Smith	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade	Seán O'Grady	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration and Health	Francis Ward	FF	July 2, 1943	-	June 9, 1944
	Erskine Childers	FF	March 31, 1944	-	June 9, 1944

Web links

• History of Government. Eleventh Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 28, 2017, accessed May 17, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 1 Jul 1943. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 17 May 2020 (English).  
2. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 1 Jul 1943. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 17 May 2020 (English).  
3. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Friday, Jul 2, 1943. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on May 17, 2020 .