Haughey government 2
The Haughey 2 government was the 18th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from March 9, 1982 to December 14, 1982.
When the coalition of Fine Gael (FG) and Labor Party (ILP) lost the vote on the budget, there was an early parliamentary election on February 18, 1982 . The strongest party was Fianna Fáil (FF), which with 81 of 166 members in the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Irish Parliament) had no majority. Charles Haughey (FF), head of government from 1979 to 1981, formed a minority government of the Fianna Fáil supported by Sinn Féin the Worker's Party and several independent MPs. Haughey was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on March 9th by 86 votes against 79 . The members of the government were appointed by the president on the same day . The head of government appointed the ministers of state on March 23.
On November 4, 1982, Prime Minister Haughey put the vote of confidence and lost with 80 votes to 82. Then there were early elections for the second time this year on November 24th , in which Fine Gael and the Labor Party together won a majority.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Charles Haughey | FF | - | ||
|
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) Minister of Finance |
Ray MacSharry | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism | Desmond O'Malley | FF | - | ||
| Albert Reynolds (acting) | FF | - | |||
| Pádraig Flynn | FF | - | |||
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | - | ||||
| Denis Gallagher | FF | - | |||
| Foreign minister | Gerard Collins | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Public Service Minister of Labor |
Gene FitzGerald | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Transport Minister of Post and Telegraphy |
John P. Wilson | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Martin O'Donoghue | FF | - | ||
| Charles Haughey (acting) | FF | - | |||
| Gerard Brady | FF | - | |||
| Minister of Health, Minister of Social Affairs |
Michael Woods | FF | - | ||
| Defense Minister | Patrick Power | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Industry and Energy | Albert Reynolds | FF | - | ||
| Environment Minister | Ray Burke | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Fisheries and Forests | Brendan Daly | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Seán Doherty | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense |
Bertie Ahern | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Sylvester Barrett | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Lorcan Allen | FF | - | ||
| Bernard Cowen | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment | Ger Connolly | FF | - | ||
| Gerard Brady | FF | - | |||
| Niall Andrews | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests | Thomas McEllistrim | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Denis Gallagher | FF | - | ||
| Rory O'Hanlon | FF | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport Minister of State in the Ministry of Post and Telegraphy |
Terry Leyden | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism | Seán Calleary | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Energy | James Fitzsimons | FF | - | ||
Reshuffles
On October 6, 1982, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Desmond O'Malley and Minister of Education Martin O'Donoghue resigned. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism was provisionally headed by Minister for Industry and Energy Desmond O'Malley, while the Ministry of Education was headed by Prime Minister Charles Haughey .
On October 27, the Ministry of Education was taken over by Minister of State Gerard Brady , Minister of State Denis Gallagher became Minister for the Gaeltacht , and Pádraig Flynn moved from the Ministry for the Gaeltacht to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism. Niall Andrews became Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, and Rory O'Hanlon became Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs.
In addition, two other ministers of state were appointed: Seán Calleary in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and James Fitzsimons in the Ministry of Industry and Energy.
Web links
- Twenty-Third Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 30, 2017, accessed February 22, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1983 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-596-19083-5 , Sp. 170 f .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Mar 9, 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 23 Mar 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 22 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 23 Mar 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 22 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Nov 4, 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1984 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-596-19084-3 , Sp. 167 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 27 Oct 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 22 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 27 Oct 1982. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 22 February 2020 .