Government of the 4th Dáil
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| Govt of the 2nd Dáil Government of the 2nd Dáil The Second Dáil was elected at the 1921 Irish elections on 24 May 1921 and lasted 388 days.-Third Ministry:The Third Ministry was the Ministry of the Irish Republic that held office from 26 August 1921 – 9 January 1922... |
(1921 Irish elections, 1921 Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The election was used by Irish Republicans as the basis of membership of the Second Dáil... ) |
| Govt of the 3rd Dáil Government of the 3rd Dáil The 3rd Dáil was elected at the 1922 general election on 16 June 1922 and lasted 437 days.-Second Provisional Government:The Second Provisional Government was formed by Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin. It came to office following the election of the Third Dáil on 16 June 1922... |
(1922 Irish general election, 1922 The Irish general election of 1922 took place in Southern Ireland on 16 June 1922, under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the formal establishment of the Irish Free State... ) |
| Govt of the 4th Dáil | (1923 Irish general election, 1923 The Irish general election of 1923 was held on 27 August 1923. The newly elected members of the 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 19 September when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed. The election was held just after the end... ) |
| Govt of the 5th Dáil Government of the 5th Dáil The 5th Dáil was elected at the June 1927 general election on 9 June 1927 and first met on 23 June when the 3rd Executive Council was appointed. The 5th Dáil was the shortest Dáil in history lasting only 98 days.-3rd Executive Council of the Irish Free State:... |
(Jun. 1927) |
| Govt of the 6th Dáil Government of the 6th Dáil The 6th Dáil was elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and first met on 11 October when the 4th Executive Council was appointed... |
(Sep. 1927) |
The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election
Irish general election, 1923
The Irish general election of 1923 was held on 27 August 1923. The newly elected members of the 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 19 September when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed. The election was held just after the end...
on 27 August 1923 and first met on 19 September when the 2nd Executive Council
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
The Executive Council was the cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the King...
was appointed. The 4th Dáil lasted 1,382 days.
2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State
The 2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free StateIrish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
(19 September 1923 – 23 June 1927) was formed by the Cumann na nGaedheal party.
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| President of the Executive Council President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State The President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State was the head of government or prime minister of the Irish Free State which existed from 1922 to 1937... |
W. T. Cosgrave | |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State The Vice-President of the Executive Council was the deputy head of government of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State, and the second most senior member of the Executive Council... |
Kevin O'Higgins Kevin O'Higgins Kevin Christopher O'Higgins was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice. He was part of early nationalist Sinn Féin, before going on to become a prominent member of Cumann na nGaedheal. O'Higgins initiated the An Garda Síochána police force... |
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| Minister for Defence Minister for Defence (Ireland) The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence in the Government of Ireland. Under new arrangements this department is being merged with the Department of Justice over which Mr. Shatter will also preside.... |
Richard Mulcahy Richard Mulcahy Richard James Mulcahy was an Irish politician, army general and commander in chief, leader of Fine Gael and Cabinet Minister... |
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| Minister for Education | Eoin MacNeill Eoin MacNeill Eoin MacNeill was an Irish scholar, nationalist, revolutionary and politician. MacNeill is regarded as the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history. He was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture, going on to establish the Irish Volunteers... |
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| Minister for External Affairs | Desmond FitzGerald Desmond FitzGerald (politician) Desmond FitzGerald was an Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and Cumann na nGaedheal politician.-Early life:... |
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| Minister for Finance Minister for Finance (Ireland) The Minister for Finance is the title held by the Irish government minister responsible for all financial and monetary matters. The office-holder controls the Department of Finance and is considered one of the most important members of the Government of Ireland.The current Minister for Finance is... |
Ernest Blythe Ernest Blythe Ernest Blythe was an Irish politician.Ernest Blythe was born to a Presbyterian and Unionist family near Lisburn, County Antrim in 1889, the son of a farmer, and was educated locally. At the age of fifteen he started working as a clerk in the Department of Agriculture in Dublin.Blythe joined the... |
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| Minister for Industry and Commerce | Joseph McGrath Joseph McGrath (politician) Joseph McGrath was an Irish politician and businessman. He was a Sinn Féin and later a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála for various constituencies in Dublin and County Mayo and developed widespread business interests.-Political career:McGrath was born in Dublin in 1887... |
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Ministers not members of the Executive Council |
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| Minister for Lands and Agriculture | Patrick Hogan Patrick Hogan (Cumann na nGaedheal) Patrick Hogan was a Irish politician.He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1921 general election as a Sinn Féin candidate for the Galway constituency... |
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| Minister for Fisheries | Fionán Lynch | |
| Minister for Local Government and Public Health | Séamus Burke Séamus Burke Séamus Aloysius Burke was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael politician.... |
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| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs Minister for Posts and Telegraphs The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs was a senior post in the government of the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland from 1924 to 1984, when the post and the department was abolished.... |
James J. Walsh | |
Changes 20 March 1924 |
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| Minister for Defence Minister for Defence (Ireland) The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence in the Government of Ireland. Under new arrangements this department is being merged with the Department of Justice over which Mr. Shatter will also preside.... |
W. T. Cosgrave (acting) | |
Changes 4 April 1924 |
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| Minister for Industry and Commerce | Patrick McGilligan Patrick McGilligan Patrick McGilligan was an Irish lawyer and Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael politician.McGilligan was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. He was educated at St... |
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Changes 21 November 1924 |
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| Minister for Defence Minister for Defence (Ireland) The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence in the Government of Ireland. Under new arrangements this department is being merged with the Department of Justice over which Mr. Shatter will also preside.... |
Peter Hughes Peter Hughes (politician) Peter Hughes was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1921 general election as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála for Louth–Meath. As a supporter of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 he later went on to join Cumann na nGaedheal. He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1924, serving as... |
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Changes 28 January 1926 |
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| Minister for Education | John M. O'Sullivan John M. O'Sullivan John M. O'Sullivan was an Irish politician, cabinet minister and academic.John Marcus O'Sullivan was born in Killarney, County Kerry in 1891. He was educated at St. Brendan's, Killarney, Clongowes Wood, Kildare, University College Dublin and the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg where he was... |
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See also
- Members of the 4th DáilMembers of the 4th DáilThis is a list of the members who were elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. These TDs were elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and met on 19 September 1923...
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 4th DáilParliamentary Secretaries of the 4th DáilOn 19 September 1923 the 2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Cumann na nGaedheal government was led by W. T...
- Dáil ÉireannDáil ÉireannDáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
- Government of Ireland
- Constitution of the Irish Free StateConstitution of the Irish Free StateThe Constitution of the Irish Free State was the first constitution of the independent Irish state. It was enacted with the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State Act 1922, of which it formed a part...
- Politics of the Republic of IrelandPolitics of the Republic of IrelandIreland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic and a member state of the European Union. While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, this is a largely ceremonial position with real political power being vested in the indirectly elected Taoiseach who is...