Kenny Government 1

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The Kenny 1 government was the 29th government of the Republic of Ireland , serving from March 9, 2011 to May 6, 2016.

In the parliamentary elections on February 25, 2011 , Fianna Fáil, which had been in power since 2002, lost 58 seats and became only the third largest party with 20 seats. A coalition of Fine Gael (FG) and Labor Party (ILP) formed the new government. On May 9, 2011, Enda Kenny (FG) was elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) with 117 to 27 votes . The Prime Minister and his ministers were appointed by President Mary McAleese on the same day . The Minister of State was appointed on May 10th.

The governing parties lost their majority in the parliamentary elections on February 26, 2016 . Fine Gail lost 26 seats, but remained the strongest party with 50 seats. Labor lost 30 seats and only had 7 MPs. No candidate was able to win a majority at the first parliamentary session. It was only after 2 months that Enda Kenny was elected head of a minority government made up of Fine Gael and some independents on May 6, 2016.

composition

minister
Office Surname Political party Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) Eamon Gilmore ILP March 9, 2011 - 04th July 2014
Joan Burton ILP 4th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Foreign minister Eamon Gilmore ILP March 9, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade June 2, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Charlie Flanagan FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Education and Qualifications Ruairi Quinn ILP March 9, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Jan O'Sullivan ILP July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Finance minister Michael Noonan FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht Frances Fitzgerald FG March 9, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Minister for Children and Youth June 2, 2011 - 0May 8, 2014
Charlie Flanagan FG May 8, 2014 - July 11, 2014
James Reilly FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Health and Children James Reilly FG March 9, 2011 - 0June 4, 2011
Minister of Health June 4, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Leo Varadkar FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Justice and Legal Reform Alan Shatter FG March 9, 2011 - 0April 2, 2011
Minister for Justice and Equality April 2, 2011 - 0May 7, 2014
Enda Kenny (acting) FG May 7, 2014 - 0May 8, 2014
Frances Fitzgerald FG May 8, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte ILP March 9, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Alex White ILP July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Simon Coveney FG July 6, 2011 - 17th October 2011
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Affairs 17th October 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of Public Expenditure and Public Service Reform Brendan Howlin ILP July 6, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of Social Affairs Joan Burton ILP March 9, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Jimmy Deenihan FG March 9, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Minister for Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht June 2, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Heather Humphreys FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration Phil Hogan FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 2, 2011
Minister for Environment, Community and Local Administration May 2, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Alan Kelly ILP July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Richard Bruton FG March 9, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Minister for Employment, Enterprise and Innovation 0June 2, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of transport Leo Varadkar FG March 9, 2011 - 0April 2, 2011
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport April 2, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Paschal Donohoe FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Defense Minister Alan Shatter FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 7, 2014
Enda Kenny FG May 7, 2014 - July 11, 2014
Simon Coveney FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State
Office Surname Political party Term of office
Minister of State at the Taoiseach Paul Kehoe FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Lucinda Creighton FG March 10, 2011 - July 11th 2013
Paschal Donohoe FG 12th of July 2013 - July 11, 2014
Jimmy Deenihan FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Simon Harris FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Dara Murphy FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry Lucinda Creighton FG March 10, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Jan O'Sullivan ILP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lucinda Creighton FG June 2, 2011 - July 11th 2013
Jan O'Sullivan ILP June 2, 2011 - December 20, 2011
Joe Costello ILP December 20, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Paschal Donohoe FG 12th of July 2013 - July 11, 2014
Seán Sherlock ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Jimmy Deenihan FG July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Dara Murphy FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Skills Ciarán Cannon FG March 10, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Seán Sherlock ILP March 10, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Damien English FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Brian Hayes FG October 18, 2011 - May 23, 2014
Simon Harris FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Children Kathleen Lynch ILP March 10, 2011 - 0June 4, 2011
Róisín Shortall ILP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health Kathleen Lynch ILP June 4, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Róisín Shortall ILP June 4, 2011 - September 26, 2012
Alex White ILP October 2, 2012 - July 11, 2014
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin ILP April 22, 2015 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform Kathleen Lynch ILP March 10, 2011 - 0April 2, 2011
Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice and Equality April 2, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Dara Murphy FG October 7, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Fergus O'Dowd FG March 10, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Shane McEntee FG March 10, 2011 - 17th October 2011
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Marine Affairs 17th October 2011 - December 21, 2012
Tom Hayes FG 5th June 2013 - 0May 6, 2016
Ann Phelan ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Public Expenditures and Public Service Reform Brian Hayes FG March 10, 2011 - May 23, 2014
Simon Harris FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs Kevin Humphreys ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Dinny McGinley FG March 10, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht June 2, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Joe McHugh FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration Fergus O'Dowd FG March 10, 2011 - 0May 2, 2011
Willie Penrose ILP March 9, 2011 - 0May 2, 2011
Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment, Community and Local Administration Fergus O'Dowd FG May 2, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Willie Penrose ILP May 2, 2011 - November 15, 2011
Jan O'Sullivan ILP December 20, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Paudie Coffey FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Ann Phelan ILP December 9, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation John Perry FG March 10, 2011 - 0June 2, 2011
Seán Sherlock ILP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Employment, Trade and Innovation John Perry FG June 2, 2011 - 15th July 2014
Seán Sherlock ILP
Gerald Nash ILP July 11, 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Damien English FG 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport Alan Kelly ILP March 10, 2011 - 0April 2, 2011
Michael Ring FG
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Sport Michael Ring FG April 2, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016
Alan Kelly ILP April 2, 2011 - July 11, 2014
Ann Phelan ILP 15th July 2014 - 0May 6, 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense Paul Kehoe FG March 9, 2011 - 0May 6, 2016

Renaming

On April 2, 2011, the Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform was renamed the Ministry of Justice and Equality and the Ministry of Transport was renamed the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Sport.

At the. May 2, 2011, the Ministry of the Environment, National Heritage and Local Administration was renamed the Ministry of the Environment, Community and Local Administration.

On June 2, 2011, the following ministries were renamed:

  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • The Ministry of Community, Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht in Ministry of Children and Youth
  • The Ministry of Health and Children in Ministry of Health
  • The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport in Ministry of Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht
  • The Ministry of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in Minister of Employment, Enterprise and Innovation

On October 17, 2011, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Marine Affairs.

Reshuffles

Lucinda Creighton , who voted against the government in a vote on the abortion law, was expelled from the Fine Gael faction and resigned from the post of Minister of State. Paschal Donohoe became the new Minister of State .

Justice and Defense Secretary Alan Shatter resigned following a report by a whistleblower to the Irish police about data breaches by the Police and Justice Department . The Ministry of Defense took over provisionally Prime Minister Kenny, the new Justice Minister was Frances Fitzgerald , previously Minister for Children and Youth. Charlie Flanagan took over the children and youth department .

Minister of State Brian Hayes resigned on May 23, 2014 following his election to the European Parliament .

After the poor performance of the Labor Party in the local elections and the European elections , internal party pressure on party leader Eamon Gilmore grew . Gilmore resigned from the party presidency on May 26th. On July 4th, social security minister Joan Burton was elected as the new party chairman , who prevailed over her cabinet colleague Alex White . Burton followed Gilmore as a Tánaiste .

On June 11, 2014, there was a major government reshuffle. Out of government are: Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore , Minister of Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn , Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, and Minister of Environment, Community and Local Administration Phil Hogan , Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Commission . Minister of the Arts, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan became Minister of State. Minister of State Paschal Donohoe , Alan Kelly , Alex White , Minister of State Jan O'Sullivan and MP Heather Humphreys became ministers, Gerald Nash became Minister of State.

On July 15, 2014, the following resigned ministers of state: Ciarán Cannon , Joe Costello , Dinny McGinley , Fergus O'Dowd and John Perry . Newly appointed ministers of state are: Paudie Coffey , Damien English , Simon Harris , Kevin Humphreys , Joe McHugh , Dara Murphy , Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Ann Phelan .

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Individual evidence

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  4. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Mar 15, 2011. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 25, 2020 .
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  8. ↑ SI No. 138 of 2011 - Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. (PDF; 99 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 25, 2020 .
  9. ↑ SI No. 141 of 2011 - Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 25, 2020 .
  10. ↑ SI No. 193 of 2011 - Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 25, 2020 .
  11. ↑ SI No. 246 of 2011 - Foreign Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. (PDF; 98 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 25, 2020 .
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  21. ↑ Niall O'Connor, Fionnan Sheahan: Gilmore quit ahead of minister's threat to force his hand. In: Irish Independent . May 26, 2014, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  22. ^ Niall O'Connor: Eamon Gilmore resigns as leader of Labor Party. In: Irish Independent . May 26, 2014, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Need to govern with more heart, says Joan Burton. In: RTE . July 5, 2014, accessed April 25, 2020 .
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