Government of the 21st Dáil

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Govt of the 19th Dáil	(1969)
Govt of the 20th Dáil	(1973)
Govt of the 21st Dáil	(1977)
Govt of the 22nd Dáil	(1981)
Govt of the 23rd Dáil	(Feb. 1982)

The 21st Dáil was elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and first met on 5 July when the 15th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 21st Dáil lasted for 1,456 days.

Contents 1 15th Government of Ireland 2 16th Government of Ireland 2.1 Changes 22 January 1980 2.2 Changes 25 January 1980 2.3 Changes 24 March 1980 2.4 Changes 15 October 1980 2.5 Changes 16 December 1980 3 Footnotes 4 See also

[edit] 15th Government of Ireland

The 15th Government of Ireland (5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party. It was remembered for allowing the Nuclear Energy Board plans for a plant at Carnsore Point to go ahead. Desmond O'Malley, as the minister in with responsibility for the board was central to this leadership. Later the 16th Government, under the same Dáil, dropped these plans.

Office	Name		Term
An Taoiseach		Jack Lynch	1977–1979
An Tánaiste		George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Agriculture		Jim Gibbons	1977–1979
Minister for Defence		Bobby Molloy	1977–1979
Minister for Economic Planning & Development		Martin O'Donoghue	1977–1979
Minister for Education		John Wilson	1977–1979
Minister for the Environment		Sylvester Barrett	1977–1979
Minister for Finance		George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Fisheries		Brian Lenihan	1977–1979
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Michael O'Kennedy	1977–1979
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Denis Gallagher	1977–1979
Minister for Health		Charles Haughey	1977–1979
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Desmond O'Malley	1977–1979
Minister for Justice		Gerard Collins	1977–1979
Minister for Labour		Gene FitzGerald	1977–1979
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Pádraig Faulkner	1977–1979
Minister for the Public Service		George Colley	1977–1979
Minister for Social Welfare		Charles Haughey	1977–1979
Minister for Tourism & Transport		Pádraig Faulkner	1977–1979

[edit] 16th Government of Ireland

The 16th Government of Ireland (11 December 1979 – 30 June 1981) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach following the resignation of Jack Lynch.

Office	Name		Term
An Taoiseach		Charles Haughey	1979–1981
An Tánaiste		George Colley	1979–1981
Minister for Agriculture		Ray MacSharry	1979–1981
Minister for Defence		Pádraig Faulkner	1979–1980
Minister for Economic Planning & Development[1]		Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for Education		John Wilson	1979–1981
Minister for the Environment		Sylvester Barrett	1979–1980
Minister for Finance		Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry		Paddy Power	1979–1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Brian Lenihan	1979–1981
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	1979–1981
Minister for Health		Michael Woods	1979–1981
Minister for Industry, Commerce & Energy		Desmond O'Malley	1979–1981
Minister for Justice		Gerard Collins	1979–1981
Minister for Labour		Gene FitzGerald	1979–1980
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Albert Reynolds	1979–1981
Minister for the Public Service		Michael O'Kennedy	1979–1980
Minister for Social Welfare		Michael Woods	1979–1981
Minister for Tourism & Transport[2]		George Colley	1979–1980
[edit] Changes 22 January 1980
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Energy[1]		George Colley	1980–1981
[edit] Changes 25 January 1980
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Transport[2]		Albert Reynolds[3]	1980–1981
[edit] Changes 24 March 1980
Office	Name		Term
Minister for the Public Service		Gene FitzGerald[4]	1980–1981
[edit] Changes 15 October 1980
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Defence		Sylvester Barrett	1980–1981
Minister for the Environment		Ray Burke	1980–1981
[edit] Changes 16 December 1980
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Finance		Gene FitzGerald[5]	1980–1981
Minister for Labour		Tom Nolan	1980–1981

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} On 21 January 1980, the Department of Economic Planning & Development was renamed as the Department of Energy.
2. ^ ^{a b} On 25 January 1980, the Department of Tourism & Transport was renamed as the Department of Transport.
3. ^ Held in addition to the Posts & Telegraphs portfolio.
4. ^ Held in addition to the Labour portfolio.
5. ^ Held in addition to the Public Service portfolio.

[edit] See also

• Members of the 21st Dáil
• Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil
• Dáil Éireann
• Irish Government
• Constitution of Ireland
• Irish general election, 1977
• Politics of Ireland

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