Government of the 22nd Dáil

The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and first met on June 30 when the 17th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 22nd Dáil lasted for 279 days.

[edit] 17th Government of Ireland

The 17th Government of Ireland (30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982) was formed by Fine Gael and the Labour Party.

Office	Name		Term	Party
An Taoiseach		Garret FitzGerald	1981–1982	Fine Gael
An Tánaiste		Michael O'Leary	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Agriculture		Alan Dukes	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Defence		James Tully	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Education		John Boland	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for the Environment		Peter Barry	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Finance		John Bruton	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Fisheries & Forestry		Tom Fitzpatrick	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Foreign Affairs		John Kelly	1981	Fine Gael
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Paddy O'Toole	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Health		Eileen Desmond	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Industry & Energy^[1]		Michael O'Leary	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Justice		Jim Mitchell	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Labour		Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Patrick Cooney	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for the Public Service		Liam Kavanagh	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Social Welfare		Eileen Desmond	1981–1982	Labour Party
Minister for Trade, Commerce & Tourism^[2]		John Kelly	1981–1982	Fine Gael
Minister for Transport		Patrick Cooney	1981–1982	Fine Gael
[edit] Changes 21 October 1981
Office	Name		Term	Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs		James Dooge^[3]	1981–1982	Fine Gael

^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Energy was renamed as the Department of Industry & Enegry.
^ On 21 August 1981, the Department of Industry, Commerce & Tourism was renamed as the Department of Trade, Commerce & Tourism.
^ James Dooge was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs on the 21 October 1981. He could not be appointed to cabinet until he had been appointed to the Seanad Éireann and that could not happen for some months because appointments can only take place after the general election for the Seanad has been held.

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