Government of the 17th Dáil

The 17th Dáil was elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and first met on 11 November when the 10th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 17th Dáil lasted for 1,281 days.

[edit] 10th Government of Ireland

The 10th Government of Ireland (11 November 1961 – 21 April 1965) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office	Name		Term
An Taoiseach		Seán Lemass	1961–1965
An Tánaiste		Seán MacEntee	1961–1965
Minister for Agriculture		Paddy Smith^[1]	1961–1964
Minister for Defence		Gerald Bartley	1961–1965
Minister for Education		Patrick Hillery	1961–1965
Minister for Finance		James Ryan	1961–1965
Minister for External Affairs		Frank Aiken	1961–1965
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Micheál Ó Móráin	1961–1965
Minister for Health		Seán MacEntee	1961–1965
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Jack Lynch	1961–1965
Minister for Justice		Charles Haughey	1961–1964
Minister for Lands		Micheál Ó Móráin	1961–1965
Minister for Local Government		Neil Blaney	1961–1965
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Michael Hilliard	1961–1965
Minister for Social Welfare		Kevin Boland	1961–1965
Minister for Transport & Power		Erskine H. Childers	1961–1965
[edit] Changes 8 October 1964 Following Paddy Smith's resignation:
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Agriculture		Charles Haughey	1964–1965
Minister for Justice		Seán Lemass	(acting)
[edit] Changes 3 November 1964
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Justice		Brian Lenihan	1964–1965

^ Paddy Smith resigned on 8 October 1964 in protest at the government's response to certain farming issues.

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