Parliamentary Secretaries of the 10th Dáil

On 30 June 1938 the 2nd Government of Ireland

Government of the 10th Dáil

The 10th Dáil was elected at the 1938 general election on 17 June 1938 and first met on 30 June when the 2nd Government of Ireland was appointed. The 10th Dáil lasted for 1,832 days.-2nd Government of Ireland:...

was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann

Dáil 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...

. The new Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

government was led by the Taoiseach

Taoiseach

The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...

Éamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...

, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries.

Parliamentary Secretaries

Name		Office	Term
	Patrick Little Patrick Little Patrick J. "P. J." Little was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A founder-member of the party, he served in a number of Cabinet positions, most notably as the country's longest-serving Minister for Posts and Telegraphs....	Government Chief Whip Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, officially styled as the Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Defence with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip, is the Chief Whip of the Government of Ireland and is the most senior Minister of State...	1938–1939
		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for External Affairs	1938–1939
	Hugo Flinn Hugo Flinn Hugo Victor Flinn was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.Hugo Flinn was born in Kinsale, County Cork in 1880. He was educated locally in Cork before his family moved to England where Hugo qualified as an electrical engineer and worked with the Liverpool Electricity Supply Board...	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance	1938–Jan 1943
		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health	1941–Jan 1943
	Conn Ward Conn Ward Francis Constantine Ward was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician and medical doctor. He was born in County Monaghan in 1890. He fought with the Irish Republican Army in his native county in the Irish War of Independence and on the Republican side in the Irish Civil War, having opposed the...	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health	1938–1943
	Seán O'Grady	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence	1938–1939
	Seán O'Grady	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands	1941–Feb 1943
	Seán Moylan Seán Moylan Seán Moylan was a Commandant of the Irish Republican Army and later a Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician...	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce	1938–Feb 1943
		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence	1939–1943
Changes 27 September 1939 Changes following the appointment of Patrick Little Patrick Little Patrick J. "P. J." Little was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A founder-member of the party, he served in a number of Cabinet positions, most notably as the country's longest-serving Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.... as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Ireland) 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.... .
Name		Office	Term
	Paddy Smith	Government Chief Whip Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, officially styled as the Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Defence with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip, is the Chief Whip of the Government of Ireland and is the most senior Minister of State...	1939–1943
	Paddy Smith	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for External Affairs	1939–1943
Changes 9 February 1943 Changes following the death of Hugo Flinn Hugo Flinn Hugo Victor Flinn was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.Hugo Flinn was born in Kinsale, County Cork in 1880. He was educated locally in Cork before his family moved to England where Hugo qualified as an electrical engineer and worked with the Liverpool Electricity Supply Board... .
Name		Office	Term
	Seán Moylan Seán Moylan Seán Moylan was a Commandant of the Irish Republican Army and later a Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician...	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance	Feb–Jun 1943
	Seán O'Grady	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce	Feb–Jun 1943
	Eamonn Kissane Eamonn Kissane Eamonn Kissane was an Irish teacher, barrister and Fianna Fáil politician, who served as a Teachta Dála for 19 years and then as a senator for 14 years.- Career :...	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands	Feb–Jun 1943

Parliamentary Secretaries

Changes 27 September 1939

Changes 9 February 1943

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