Government of the 15th Dáil
Government of the 15th Dáil | |
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7th Government of Ireland | |
Date formed | 2 June 1954 |
Date dissolved | 20 March 1957 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Seán T. O'Kelly |
Head of government | John A. Costello |
Deputy head of government | William Norton |
Total no. of ministers | 13 |
Member parties | Fine Gael Labour Party Clann na Talmhan |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition leader | Éamon de Valera (Fianna Fáil) |
History | |
Election(s) | 1954 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 15th Dáil |
Predecessor | 6th Government |
Successor | 8th Government |
The 15th Dáil was elected at the 1954 general election on 18 May, and first met on 2 June when the 7th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 15th Dáil lasted for 1,022 days.
Contents
1 7th Government of Ireland
1.1 Changes 24 October 1956
2 See also
3 References
7th Government of Ireland
The 7th Government of Ireland (2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957)—more commonly known as the Second Inter-Party Government—is the name given to the government that led Ireland from 1954 to 1957.[1] The coalition consisted of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Clann na Talmhan. Once more, a dislike of Fianna Fáil overcame all other problems in forming a government.
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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Taoiseach | John A. Costello | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Tánaiste | William Norton | 1954–57 | Labour Party | |
Minister for Industry and Commerce | ||||
Minister for Agriculture | James Dillon | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Defence | Seán Mac Eoin | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Education | Richard Mulcahy | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for the Gaeltacht | 1956 | |||
Minister for External Affairs | Liam Cosgrave | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Finance | Gerard Sweetman | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Health | Tom O'Higgins | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Justice | James Everett | 1954–57 | Labour Party | |
Minister for Lands | Joseph Blowick | 1954–57 | Clann na Talmhan | |
Minister for Local Government | Patrick O'Donnell | 1954–57 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | Michael Keyes | 1954–57 | Labour Party | |
Minister for Social Welfare | Brendan Corish | 1954–57 | Labour Party | |
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Office | Name | Term | Party | |
Minister for the Gaeltacht | Patrick Lindsay | 1956–57 | Fine Gael |
See also
- Members of the 15th Dáil
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 15th Dáil
- Members of the 8th Seanad
- Dáil Éireann
- Constitution of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
References
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