Government of WT Cosgrave 4

The WT Cosgrave 4 government was the third Executive Council of the Irish Free State , serving from June 23 to October 11, 1927.

In the parliamentary elections on June 9, 1927 , Cumann na nGaedheal (CG) , which had ruled since 1923, lost 16 seats, but remained the strongest party with 47 of 155 seats and continued to form the government.

William Thomas Cosgrave was re-elected President of the Executive Council by the Dáil Éireann (Parliament) on June 23, by 68 votes to 22 . The ministers were elected by the Dáil on the same day. The appointment of the members of the Executive Board was made by Governor General Timothy Michael Healy . All members of the government belonged to Cumann na nGaedheal (CG).

A vote of no confidence on August 15th ended in a tie with 71 to 71 votes, whereupon the vote of the parliamentary chairman tipped the balance in favor of the government. Thereupon new elections were scheduled for September 15 , in which Cumann na nGaedheal gained 15 seats.

composition

minister
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
President of the Executive Board	William Thomas Cosgrave	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 11, 1927
Vice-President of the Executive Board	Kevin O'Higgins	CG	June 23, 1927	-	July 10, 1927
	Ernest Blythe	CG	July 14, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Foreign minister	Kevin O'Higgins	CG	June 23, 1927	-	July 10, 1927
	William Thomas Cosgrave	CG	July 14, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister of Education	John M. O'Sullivan	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Finance minister	Ernest Blythe	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister for Fisheries	Fionán Lynch	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister for Industry and Trade	Patrick McGilligan	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister of Justice	Kevin O'Higgins	CG	June 23, 1927	-	July 10, 1927
	William Thomas Cosgrave	CG	July 14, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister for Land and Agriculture	Patrick Hogan	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Minister for Local Administration and Health	Richard Mulcahy	CG	October 11, 1927	-	April 3, 1930
Minister for Post and Telegraphy	James J. Walsh	CG	June 23, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Defense Minister	Desmond FitzGerald	CG	June 23, 1927	-	June 24, 1927
	William Thomas Cosgrave	CG	June 24, 1927	-	0September 8, 1927
	Desmond FitzGerald	CG	September 8, 1927	-	October 12, 1927
Parliamentary Secretaries
Office	Surname	Political party	Term of office
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Government Council	Eamonn Duggan	CG	June 24, 1927	-	October 11, 1927
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	James Burke	CG	June 24, 1927	-	October 11, 1927
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Fisheries	Martin Roddy	CG	June 24, 1927	-	October 11, 1927
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice	James FitzGerald-Kenney	CG	October 13, 1927	-	April 3, 1930
Parliamentary Secretary to the Defense Minister	Eamonn Duggan	CG	June 24, 1927	-	October 11, 1927

Reshuffles

Kevin O'Higgins was murdered on July 10, 1927. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Justice was headed by President William Thomas Cosgrave , and Treasury Secretary Ernest Blythe was appointed Vice President .

Web links

• History of Government. Seventh Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, November 27, 2018, accessed June 13, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 23 Jun 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 13 June 2020 .  
2. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 23 Jun 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 13 June 2020 .  
3. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, June 30, 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .  
4. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Aug 16, 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .  
5. ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 12 Jul 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 14 Jul 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 13 June 2020 (English).  
7. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 14 Jul 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on 13 June 2020 (English).