Government Lynch 1
The Lynch 1 government was the 12th government of the Republic of Ireland , operating from November 10, 1966 to July 2, 1969.
The Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Seán Lemass , who has been in office since 1959 , announced his resignation on November 10, 1966. Finance Minister Jack Lynch , who succeeded Lemass as party leader, was elected as the new head of government by Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) with 71 votes to 64.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Jack Lynch | FF | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister | Frank Aiken | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Transport and Energy | Erskine Childers | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | |||||
| Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | Neil Blaney | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Local Administration | Kevin Boland | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Land and the Gaeltacht | Michael Moran | FF | - | ||
| Pádraig Faulkner | FF | - | |||
| Defense Minister | Michael Hilliard | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Labor | Patrick Hillery | FF | - | ||
| Finance minister | Charles Haughey | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Michael Moran | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Social Affairs | Joseph Brennan | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Donogh O'Malley | FF | - | ||
| Jack Lynch (acting) | FF | - | |||
| Brian Lenihan | FF | - | |||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | George Colley | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Health | Seán Flanagan | 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 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 for Post and Telegraphy | Patrick Lalor | FF | - | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Energy | |||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | Don Davern | FF | - | ||
Reshuffles
Education Minister Donogh O'Malley died on March 10, 1966, while Prime Minister Jack Lynch took over the education department on a temporary basis. On March 26, Justice Minister Brian Lenihan became the Ministry of Education, the Minister for Land and the Gaeltacht, Michael Moran , succeeded the Justice Ministry, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht, Pádraig Faulkner , became Minister.
The parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Transport and Energy and to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Don Davern died on November 2nd, 1968.
Web links
- Eighteenth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 28, 2017, accessed February 16, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Mar 13, 1968. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Mar 26, 1968. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuessday, 5 November 1968. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 16 February 2020 .