Government of the 6th Dáil

The 6th Dáil was elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and first met on 11 October when the 4th Executive Council was appointed. The 6th Dáil lasted for 1,615 days.

[edit] 4th Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The 4th Executive Council of the Irish Free State (11 October 1927 – 3 April 1930) was formed by the Cumann na nGaedhael party.

Office	Name
President of the Executive Council		W. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive Council		Ernest Blythe
Minister for Agriculture & Lands		Patrick Hogan
Minister for Defence		Desmond FitzGerald
Minister for Education		John M. O'Sullivan
Minister for External Affairs		Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Finance		Ernest Blythe
Minister for Fisheries		Finian Lynch
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Justice		James FitzGerald-Kenney
Minister for Local Government & Public Health		Richard Mulcahy
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Ernest Blythe

The 5th Executive Council of the Irish Free State (3 April 1930 – 9 March 1932) was formed by the Cumann na nGaedhael party.

Office	Name
President of the Executive Council		W. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive Council		Ernest Blythe
Minister for Agriculture		Patrick Hogan
Minister for Defence		Desmond FitzGerald
Minister for Education		John M. O'Sullivan
Minister for External Affairs		Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Finance		Ernest Blythe
Minister for Industry & Commerce		Patrick McGilligan
Minister for Justice		James FitzGerald-Kenney
Minister for Land & Fisheries		Finian Lynch
Minister for Local Government & Public Health		Richard Mulcahy
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs		Ernest Blythe

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.

v • d • e Governments of Ireland Rialtais na hÉireann

1st Dáil (1919–1921) • 2nd Dáil (1921–1922) • 3rd Dáil (1922–1923) • 4th Dáil (1923–1927) • 5th Dáil (1927) • 6th Dáil (1927–1932) • 7th Dáil (1932–1933) • 8th Dáil (1933–1937) • 9th Dáil (1937–1938) • 10th Dáil (1938–1943) • 11th Dáil (1943–1944) • 12th Dáil (1944–1948) • 13th Dáil (1948–1951) • 14th Dáil (1951–1954) • 15th Dáil (1954–1957) • 16th Dáil (1957–1961) • 17th Dáil (1961–1965) • 18th Dáil (1965–1969) • 19th Dáil (1969–1973) • 20th Dáil (1973–1977) • 21st Dáil (1977–1981) • 22nd Dáil (1981–1982) • 23rd Dáil (1982) • 24th Dáil (1982–1987) • 25th Dáil (1987–1989) • 26th Dáil (1989–1992) • 27th Dáil (1992–1997) • 28th Dáil (1997–2002) • 29th Dáil (2002–2007) • 30th Dáil (2007–)