Parliamentary Secretaries of the 3rd Dáil
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On 6 December 1922 the 1st Executive Council of the Irish Free State
was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann
. The new government was formed by the Pro-Treaty
faction of Sinn Féin
, which later became the Cumann na nGaedheal party. It was led by W. T. Cosgrave, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries. These were newly created offices.
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...
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 government was formed by the Pro-Treaty
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty , officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the secessionist Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of...
faction of Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, which later became the Cumann na nGaedheal party. It was led by W. T. Cosgrave, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries. These were newly created offices.
Parliamentary Secretaries
| Name | Office | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McCarthy Daniel McCarthy Daniel McCarthy was an Irish politician. McCarthy was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála at the 1921 elections for the Dublin South constituency. He subsequently went on to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty, becoming a member of Cumann na nGaedheal when the party was founded.... |
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... |
1922–1923 | |
| Eamonn Duggan Eamonn Duggan Eamonn or Edmund S. Duggan was an Irish lawyer, nationalist and politician, a member of Sinn Féin and then Cumann na nGaedheal.... |
Parliamentary Secretary to the 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... |
1922–1923 | |
See also
- Minister of StateMinister of State (Ireland)A Minister of State in Ireland is of non-Cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the Government of Ireland....
- Parliamentary SecretaryParliamentary SecretaryA Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...
- Members of the 3rd DáilMembers of the 3rd DáilThis is a list of the members who were elected to the 3rd Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of the soon to be created Irish Free State. These TDs were elected at the 1922 general election on 16 June 1922. The 3rd Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Timothy Michael Healy, at the...
- Government of the 3rd DáilGovernment of the 3rd DáilThe 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...
- Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924The Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 was one of the key statute laws enacted by the Irish Free State. Two years earlier the Irish Free State Constitution had provided for the formation of a cabinet called the Executive Council...