Government Lynch 3
The Lynch 3 government was the 15th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from July 5, 1977 to December 11, 1979.
After four years in the opposition, Fianna Fáil (FF) again won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections on June 16, 1977 , and had 84 out of 148 MPs. Jack Lynch , Taoiseach (Prime Minister) from 1966 to 1973 , was elected Head of Government on July 5, 1977 with 82 votes to 61 by the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament). Jack Lynch resigned on December 11, 1979, and was succeeded by Minister of Health and Welfare, Charles Haughey .
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Jack Lynch | FF | - | ||
| Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) | George Colley | FF | - | ||
| Finance minister | |||||
| Minister of Public Service | |||||
| Minister of Health | Charles Haughey | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | |||||
| Minister for Fisheries | Brian Lenihan | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Fisheries and Forests | - | ||||
| Minister for Post and Telegraphy | Pádraig Faulkner | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Transport and Energy | - | ||||
| Minister for Tourism and Transport | - | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture | James Gibbons | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Desmond O'Malley | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Industry, Trade and Energy | - | ||||
| Defense Minister | Robert Molloy | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Gerard Collins | FF | - | ||
| Foreign minister | Michael O'Kennedy | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Local Administration | Sylvester Barrett | FF | - | ||
| Environment Minister | - | ||||
| Minister of Labor | Gene FitzGerald | FF | - | ||
| Minister for the Gaeltacht | Denis Gallagher | FF | - | ||
| Minister of Education | John P. Wilson | FF | - | ||
| Minister without a portfolio | Martin O'Donoghue | FF | - | ||
| Minister for Economic Planning and Development | - | ||||
| Parliamentary secretaries and ministers of state | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defense |
Patrick Lalor | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense |
- | ||||
| Michael Woods | FF | - | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister | David Andrews | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice | - | ||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education | Jim Tunney | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | - | ||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Post and Telegraphy Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Energy |
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Post and Telegraphy | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Energy | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Transport | - | ||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | Pearse Wyse | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | - | ||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture | Thomas Hussey | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | - | ||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Trade | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | FF | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Trade | - | ||||
Reshuffles
The Ministry of Local Administration was renamed the Ministry of Environment on August 16, 1977.
On September 23, 1977, the Ministry of Transport and Energy was renamed the Ministry of Tourism and Transport and the Ministry of Industry and Trade was renamed the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy.
The Ministry of Fisheries was renamed the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests on July 15, 1978.
With the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 , the previous parliamentary secretaries were replaced by ministers of state . The law came into effect on January 1, 1978.
The minister without a portfolio, Martin O'Donoghue , took over the newly created Ministry of Economic Planning and Development on December 13, 1977.
The Secretary of State in the State Department, David Andrews , was also appointed Secretary of State in the Department of Justice on January 1, 1979.
Minister of State Patrick Lalor was elected to the European Parliament and resigned on July 1, 1979. His successor as Minister of State with the Taoiseach and in the Ministry of Defense was Michael Woods .
Web links
- Twenty-First Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 30, 2017, accessed February 19, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 5 Jul 1977. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 19 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, December 11, 1979. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Tuesday 23 Dec 1977. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 19 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Thursday 21 Dec 1978. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 19, 2020 .
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↑ Christopher Took, Seán Donnelly: European Election: 7 June 1979, Leinster. In: electionsireland.org. Retrieved February 19, 2020 . Seanad Éireann debate - Wednesday, Jun 20, 1979. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed February 19, 2020 .