Lemass Government 3
The Lemass 3 government was the 11th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from April 21, 1965 to November 10, 1966.
In the parliamentary elections on April 7, 1965 , Fianna Fáil (FF) , who had ruled since 1957, won back her absolute majority. It provided 72 of the 144 MPs. Seán Lemass , Taoiseach (Prime Minister) since 1959 , was re-elected as head of government on April 24, 1965 by 72 votes to 67 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament). The members of the government were elected at the same meeting. On November 10, 1966 Prime Minister Lemass resigned and proposed Finance Minister Jack Lynch , who had already succeeded him as party leader, as his successor.
composition
minister | |||||
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Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Seán Lemass | FF | - | ||
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister | Frank Aiken | FF | - | ||
Minister for Transport and Energy | Erskine Childers | FF | - | ||
Finance minister | 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 | - | ||
Defense Minister | Michael Hilliard | FF | - | ||
Minister for Industry and Trade | Patrick Hillery | FF | - | ||
George Colley | FF | - | |||
Minister of Agriculture | Charles Haughey | FF | - | ||
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | - | ||||
Minister of Justice | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
Minister for Post and Telegraphy | Joseph Brennan | FF | - | ||
Minister of Health | Donogh O'Malley | FF | - | ||
Seán Flanagan | FF | - | |||
Minister of Education | George Colley | FF | - | ||
Donogh O'Malley | FF | - | |||
Minister of Labor | Patrick Hillery | FF | - | ||
State Secretaries | |||||
Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and to the Minister of Defense | Michael Carty | FF | - | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade | Seán Flanagan | FF | - | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Administration | Paudge Brennan | FF | - | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | James Gibbons | FF | - | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht | Pádraig Faulkner | FF | - | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture | Patrick Lalor | FF | - |
Reshuffles
On July 13, 1966, an additional department was created with the Ministry of Labor. Minister became the previous Minister of Industry Patrick Hillery , his successor was Minister of Education George Colley . The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade Seán Flanagan became Minister of Health, while the previous incumbent Donogh O'Malley took over the Ministry of Education.
Web links
- Eighteenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 28, 2017, accessed February 16, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 Apr 1965. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 16 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, April 27, 1965. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 16, 2020 .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Nov 10, 1966. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 16, 2020 .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Nov 10, 1966. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Seanad Éireann debate - Wednesday, 13 Jul 1965. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .