Government of WT Cosgrave 5

The WT Cosgrave 5 government was the fourth Executive Council of the Irish Free State , serving from October 11, 1927 to April 3, 1930.

In the parliamentary elections on September 15, 1927 , Cumann na nGaedheal (CG) , which had ruled since 1923, was the strongest party with 65 of 155 seats and, with the support of the Farmers's Party (FP) and several independent MPs, formed the government.

William Thomas Cosgrave was re-elected on October 11th with 76 to 70 votes. The ministers were elected by the Dáil the following 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), with the exception of the Chairman of the Farmers' Party, Michael Heffernan , who became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Post and Telegraphy.

When the government lost 64 to 66 in the vote on the Old Age Pensions Bill, Cosgrave announced his resignation on March 28, 1930.

Executive Council of the Irish Free State - October 1928.
L–> D: Diarmuid O'Hegarty, Patrick McGilligan , James FitzGerald-Kenney , John O'Sullivan , John A. Costello , WT Cosgrave , Ernest Blythe , Desmond FitzGerald , Richard Mulcahy , Patrick Hogan and Fionán Lynch .

composition

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

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 11 Oct 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .  
2. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 12 Oct 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 (English).  
3. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, October 19, 1927. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Friday, Feb 28, 1930. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed on June 13, 2020 .