Reynolds Government 1

The Reynolds 1 government was the 22nd government of the Republic of Ireland , serving from February 11, 1992 to January 12, 1993.

After the parliamentary elections on June 15, 1989 , Fianna Fáil (FF) and the Progressive Democrats (PD) formed a coalition government. Taoiseach (Prime Minister) became Charles Haughey (FF).

Prime Minister Haughey, who was involved in a wiretapping affair, announced his resignation on February 11, 1992 under pressure from his coalition partner. As his successor, the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the Irish Parliament) elected Albert Reynolds (FF) on February 11 with 84 votes to 78. The ministers were elected on the same day and appointed by the President . The ministers of state were appointed on February 13th.

After the withdrawal of the Progressive Democrats from the government on November 4, 1992, Reynolds put the vote of confidence the next day and lost with 77 votes to 88. Reynolds then moved to dissolve Parliament. In the subsequent parliamentary election on November 25, 1992, Fianna Fáil lost 9 seats and only got 68 of the 1968 parliamentary seats. Fianna Fáil formed a coalition government with the Irish Labor Party , which gained 18 seats.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)	Albert Reynolds	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Tánaiste (Vice-Prime Minister) Minister of Defense Minister for the Gaeltacht	John P. Wilson	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Finance minister	Bertie Ahern	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister for Marine Affairs	Michael Woods	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communication	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister for Industry and Commerce	Desmond O'Malley	PD	February 11, 1992	-	05th November 1992
	Pádraig Flynn	FF	4th November 1992	-	04th January 1993
	Bertie Ahern (acting)	FF	4th January 1993	-	January 12, 1993
Environment Minister	Michael Smith	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Foreign minister	David Andrews	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister for Agriculture and Food	Joe Walsh	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of Social Affairs	Charlie McCreevy	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of Labor	Brian Cowen	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of Justice	Pádraig Flynn	FF	February 11, 1992	-	04th January 1993
	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (acting)	FF	4th January 1993	-	January 12, 1993
Energy minister	Robert Molloy	PD	February 11, 1992	-	04th November 1992
	Albert Reynolds (acting)	FF	4th January 1993	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of Education	Séamus Brennan	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of Health	John O'Connell	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Minister of State at the Taoiseach	Noel Dempsey	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
	Tom Kitt	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
	Noel Treacy	FF	September 8, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense	Noel Dempsey	FF	February 11, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Noel Treacy	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Brendan Daly	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Mary O'Rourke	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
	Michael Ahern	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice	Willie O'Dea	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Transport and Communication	Brendan Kenneally	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment	Dan Wallace	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
	Mary Harney	PD	February 13, 1992	-	04th November 1992
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food	John Browne	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
	Liam Hyland	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Marine Affairs	Pat Gallagher	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry for the Gaeltacht			February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education	Liam Aylward	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health	Chris Flood	FF	February 13, 1992	-	January 12, 1993

Appointments and renaming

The PD left the government on November 4, 1992 after Prime Minister Albert Reynolds denounced the Chairman of the Progressive Democrats, Desmond O'Malley , as dishonest in the beef industry inquiry . Reynolds took over the Ministry of Energy, Justice Minister Pádraig Flynn took over the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Pádraig Flynn resigned on January 4, 1993 and became a member of the European Commission . Finance Minister Bertie Ahern took over the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Minister of Tourism, Transport and Communications, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn , took over the justice department.

See also

• Reynolds Government 2

Web links

• Twenty-Sixth Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, December 3, 2017, accessed March 10, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1990 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-596-19090-8 , Sp.  297 .
2. ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1993 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-596-19093-2 , Sp.  695 .
3. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday 11 Feb 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
5. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Feb 13, 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 5 Nov 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
7. ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1994 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-596-19094-0 , Sp.  95 f .
8. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 5 Nov 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
9. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, December 22, 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .  
10. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 5 Jan 1993. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 10, 2020 .