Government of FitzGerald 1
The FitzGerald 1 government was the 17th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from June 30, 1981 to March 9, 1982.
The Fianna Fáil (FF) lost after four years in government in the parliamentary elections on June 11, 1981, the absolute majority and provided 78 out of 166 MPs. Fine Gael (FG) and Irish Labor Party (ILP), which together had 80 seats, formed a coalition government. Garret FitzGerald (FG), was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on June 30, 1981 by 81 votes to 78 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) . The members of the government were elected by parliament and appointed by the president at the same session. After the government lost the budget vote on January 27, 1982 by 81 votes to 82, the government resigned and elections were scheduled for February 18, 1982.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Garret FitzGerald | FG | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | Michael O'Leary | ILP | - | ||
| Energy minister | - | ||||
| Minister for Industry and Energy | - | ||||
| Environment Minister | Peter Barry | FG | - | ||
| Defense Minister | James Tully | ILP | - | ||
| Minister for Fisheries and Forests | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Health | Eileen Desmond | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | |||||
| Finance minister | John Bruton | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Labor | Liam Kavanagh | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Public Service | |||||
| Minister of transport | Patrick Cooney | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | |||||
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism | John M. Kelly | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism | - | ||||
| Foreign minister | John M. Kelly (acting) | FG | - | ||
| James Dooge | FG | - | |||
| Minister of Education | John Boland | FG | - | ||
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | Paddy O'Toole | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Jim Mitchell | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Alan Dukes | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense |
Gerry L'Estrange | FG | - | ||
| Fergus O'Brien | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment | - | ||||
| Donal Creed | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health | - | ||||
| Gerry L'Estrange | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism | Michael Begley | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Joseph Bermingham | ILP | - | ||
| Barry Desmond | ILP | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Edward Collins | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Energy | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Mary Flaherty | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Michael D'Arcy | FG | - | ||
| Ted Nealon | FG | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | Michael Keating | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Jim O'Keeffe | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice | Dick Spring | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Post and Telegraphy | Patrick Harte | FG | - | ||
Reshuffles
On August 21, 1981, the Ministry of Energy was renamed the Ministry of Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism was renamed the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Tourism.
James Dooge took over the State Department on October 21st, which until now was provisionally headed by John M. Kelly .
On November 11, there was a reshuffle among the state ministers. Gerry L'Estrange previously Minister of State at the Taoiseach and in the Ministry of Defense, became Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. Donal Creed moved from the Ministry of Health to the Environment Ministry. Fergus O'Brien , previously Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, succeeded L'Estange.
Web links
- Twenty-Second Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 30, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Jun 30, 1981. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 7 Jul 1981. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 21, 2020 .
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1983 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-596-19083-5 , Sp. 170 f .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 22 Oct 1981. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 21 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday 11 Nov 1981. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 21, 2020 .