Lemass Government 2
The Lemass 2 government was the 10th government of the Republic of Ireland , operating from October 11, 1961 to April 21, 1965.
In the parliamentary elections on October 4, 1961 , Fianna Fáil , who had ruled since 1957, lost her absolute majority and still had 70 of 144 MPs. Seán Lemass , Taoiseach (Prime Minister) since 1959 , was re-elected as head of government on October 11, 1961 by 72 votes to 68 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament). The members of the government were appointed by the president the following day.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Seán Lemass | FF | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) and Minister of Health | Seán MacEntee | FF | - | ||
| Finance minister | James Ryan | FF | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Frank Aiken | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Charles Haughey | FF | - | ||
| Seán Lemass (acting) | FF | - | |||
| Brian Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | Patrick Smith | FF | - | ||
| Charles Haughey | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Transport and Energy | Erskine Childers | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Jack Lynch | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Local Administration | Neil Blaney | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs | Kevin Boland | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Land and the Gaeltacht | Michael Moran | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | Michael Hilliard | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Patrick Hillery | FF | - | ||
| Defense Minister | Gerald Bartley | FF | - | ||
| State Secretaries | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister of Defense | Joseph Brennan | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | Donogh O'Malley | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| George Colley | FF | - | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
Reshuffles
On October 8, Agriculture Secretary Patrick Smith resigned. His successor was Justice Minister Charles Haughey , Prime Minister Seán Lemass took over the Justice Department on a temporary basis. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Land, Brian Lenihan , also became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice. George Colley followed him on October 21 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Land.
On November 3, Lenihan replaced Lemass as Minister of Justice.
Web links
- History of Government. Seventeenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, archived from the original on February 8, 2019 ; accessed on February 15, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday 11 Oct 1961. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Nov 16, 1961. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 3 Nov 1964. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 3 Nov 1964. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .