Parliamentary Secretaries of the 4th Dáil
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On 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. Cosgrave, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries.
Government of the 4th Dáil
The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and first met on 19 September when the 2nd Executive Council was appointed. The 4th Dáil lasted 1,382 days.-2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State:...
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 Cumann na nGaedheal government was led by W. T. Cosgrave, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries.
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... |
1923–1924 | |
| James Dolan James Dolan (Irish politician) James Nicholas Dolan was an Irish politician. Dolan was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament at the 1918 general election for Leitrim. He was elected again in 1921 for the constituency of Leitrim–Sligo and subsequently went on to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Dolan... |
Government Chief Whip | 1924–1927 | |
| 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... |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | 1924–1926 | |
| 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... |
1924–1926 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | 1926–1927 | ||
| George Nicolls George Nicolls George Nicolls was an Irish politician and solicitor. He was first elected at the 1921 elections for the Galway constituency as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála to the 2nd Dáil. In January 1922, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Fourth Ministry.Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty,... |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | 1925–1927 | |
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 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...
- Government of the 4th DáilGovernment of the 4th DáilThe 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and first met on 19 September when the 2nd Executive Council was appointed. The 4th Dáil lasted 1,382 days.-2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State:...
- 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...