Kenny Government 2
The Kenny 2 government was the 30th government of the Republic of Ireland , serving from May 6, 2016 to June 14, 2017.
In the parliamentary elections on February 26, 2016 , the governing parties Fine Gael (FG) and Labor Party (ILP) lost their majority. Fine Gail lost 26 seats, but remained the strongest party with 50 seats. Labor lost 30 seats and only had 7 MPs.
At the first parliamentary session, none of the candidates ( Enda Kenny (FG), Micheál Martin ( Fianna Fáil ), Gerry Adams ( Sinn Féin ) and Richard Boyd Barrett ( People Before Profit )) won a majority. Kenny thereupon announced his resignation and remains provisionally in office until a successor government is elected. The next attempt to elect a head of government failed on April 6th. Enda Kenny, Micheál Martin and Ruth Coppinger (People Before Profit) missed a majority. At the third attempt on April 14th, only Kenny and Martin competed, but again could not win a majority.
It was not until the fourth attempt on May 6, 2016 that Enda Kenny was elected head of a minority government made up of Fine Gael and some independents with the votes of 9 independents and thanks to the abstention of Fianna Fáil with 59 to 49 votes. The Prime Minister and his ministers were appointed by President Michael D. Higgins on the same day . The Minister of State was appointed on May 17th.
Kenny announced his resignation in May 2017 because of his role in a bullying campaign against an Irish police whistleblower. Leo Varadkar was elected party leader of Fine Gael on June 2nd and Taoiseach (head of government) on June 14th .
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Enda Kenny | FG | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | Frances Fitzgerald | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | Charlie Flanagan | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Employment, Enterprise and Innovation | Mary Mitchell O'Connor | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Education and Skills | Richard Bruton | FG | - | ||
| Finance minister | Michael Noonan | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Health | Simon Harris | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Justice and Equality | Frances Fitzgerald | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Children and Youth | Katherine Zappone | independently | - | ||
| Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources | Denis Naughten | independently | - | ||
| Minister for Communication, Climate Protection and the Environment | - | ||||
| Minister for Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Heather Humphreys | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Arts, National Heritage, Regional and Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | - | ||||
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Affairs | Michael Creed | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Public Expenditure and Public Service Reform | Paschal Donohoe | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Leo Varadkar | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Environment, Community and Local Administration | Simon Coveney | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Administration | - | ||||
| Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport | Shane Ross | independently | - | ||
| Defense Minister | Enda Kenny | FG | - | ||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach | Regina Doherty | FG | - | ||
| Paul Kehoe | FG | - | |||
| Joe McHugh | FG | - | |||
| Dara Murphy | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Joe McHugh | FG | - | ||
| Dara Murphy | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Employment, Enterprise and Innovation | Pat Breen | FG | - | ||
| John Halligan | independently | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Skills | John Halligan | independently | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Eoghan Murphy | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health | Catherine Byrne | FG | - | ||
| Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | FG | - | |||
| Helen McEntee | FG | - | |||
| Finian McGrath | independently | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice and Equality | Finian McGrath | independently | - | ||
| Dara Murphy | FG | - | |||
| David Stanton | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | Seán Kyne | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communication, Climate Protection and the Environment | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Seán Kyne | FG | - | ||
| Michael Ring | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, National Heritage, Regional and Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht | Seán Kyne | FG | - | ||
| Michael Ring | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Marine Affairs | Andrew Doyle | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Public Expenditures and Public Service Reform | Seán Canney | FG | - | ||
| Eoghan Murphy | FG | - | |||
| Kevin "Boxer" Moran | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Finian McGrath | independently | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Community and Local Administration | Catherine Byrne | FG | - | ||
| Damien English | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Administration | Catherine Byrne | FG | - | ||
| Damien English | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Sport | Patrick O'Donovan | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense | Paul Kehoe | FG | - | ||
Renaming
On July 7, 2016, the Ministry of Art, National Heritage and the Gaeltacht was renamed Ministry of Art, National Heritage, Regional and Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht.
On July 23, 2016, the Ministry of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources was renamed the Ministry of Communication, Climate Change and Environment and the Ministry of Environment, Community and Local Administration was renamed the Ministry of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Administration.
Reshuffles
Minister of State for Public Spending and Public Service Reform Seán Canney resigned on June 2, 2017, followed by Kevin “Boxer” Moran .
Web links
- Thirty-First Dáil - Twenty Eighth Government. Department of the Taoiseach, archived from the original on May 16, 2016 ; accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 2017 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2016, ISBN 978-3-596-72017-0 , pp. 217 f .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 10 Mar 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 14 Apr 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Friday, 6 May 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
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↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, May 19, 2016. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 (English). Taoiseach announces Ministers of State. In: merrionstreet.ie. May 19, 2016, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Young, gay, conservative: Varadkar is Irish Prime Minister. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . May 17, 2017, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Kenny Doyle: 'Is it OK if I go now?' - an emotional Enda Kenny steps down as Fine Gael leader. In: Irish Independent . May 17, 2017, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Leo Varadkar is officially the new leader of Fine Gael. In: thejournal.ie. June 2, 2017, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 14 Jun 2017. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 357 of 2016 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016. (PDF; 103 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ SI No. 421 of 2016 - Communication, Energy and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016. (PDF; 103 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ SI No. 394 of 2016 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016. (PDF; 103 kB) Irish Statute Book, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
- ^ Moran takes up ministerial role in coin-flip deal. In: RTE . June 3, 2017, accessed April 26, 2020 .