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Nineteenth Dáil


Nineteenth Dáil (18.6.1969 - 5.2.1973)

Thirteenth Government (2.7.1969 - 14.3.1973)

Name Post held
Jack Lynch Taoiseach
Erskine Childers Tánaiste and Minister for Health
Neil Blaney Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (to: 7.5.1970 - dismissed)
James Gibbons Minister for Defence (to: 9.5.1970) Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (from: 9.5.1970)
Kevin Boland Minister for Local Government and Minister for Social Welfare (to: 7.5.1970 - resigned)
Michael Moran Minister for Justice (to: 5.5.1970 - resigned)
Patrick J. Hillery Minister for External Affairs **(to: 3.1.1973 - resigned* Appointed European Commissioner * External Affairs changed to Foreign Affairs w.e.f. 3.3.71**
Brian J. Lenihan Minister for Transport & Power (to: 3.1.1973), Minister for External Affairs **(from: 3.1.1973) * External Affairs changed to Foreign Affairs w.e.f. 3.3.71**
Charles J. Haughey Minister for Finance (to: 7.5.1970 - dismissed)
George Colley Minister for Gaeltacht Minister for Industry and Commerce(to: 9.5.1970) Minister for Finance (from: 9.5.1970)
Joseph Brennan Minister for Labour Minister for Social Welfare (from: 9.5.1970)
Patrick J. Lalor Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (to: 9.5.1970), Minister for Industry and Commerce(from: 9.5.1970)
Sean Flanagan Minister for Lands
Pádraig Faulkner Minister for Education
Robert Molloy Minister for Local Government (from: 9.5.1970)
Desmond J. O'Malley Minister for Justice (from: 7.5.1970)
Jerry Cronin Minister for Defence (from: 9.5.1970)
Gerard Collins Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (from: 9.5.1970)
Michael O'Kennedy Minister for Transport and Power (from: 3.1.1973) Minister without portfolio 18.12.1972 - 3.1.73

Notes

  • Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
  • Patrick J. Hillery was appointed as Ireland's EC Commissioner on 3.1.1973.
  • The Government can change the name of a Department (i.e. in 1969, the Department of Agriculture became the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and External Affairs changed to Foreign Affairs w.e.f. 3.3.71).

Nineteenth Dáil (18.6.1969 - 5.2.1973)

Thirteenth Government

(Parliamentary Secretaries)

Name Post held
Paudge Brennan Parl. Sec. to Minister for Local Government (to: 8.5.1970 - resigned)
Liam Cunningham *Parl. Sec. to Minister for Local Government (from: 9.5.1970 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)
Des O'Malley Parl. Sec. to the Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence * (both positions until 7.5.1970 - appointed as Minister for Justice)
David Andrews Parl. Sec. to the Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence (from: 8.5.1970 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)
John Geoghegan Parl. Sec. to Minister for Social Welfare (from: 9.5.1970 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)
Noel T. Lemass Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance
Jerry Cronin Parl. Sec. to Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (to: 9.5.1970 - appointed as Minister for Defence)
John Fahey Parl. Sec. to Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (from : 9.5.1970 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)
Robert Molloy Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education (to: 9.5.1970 - appointed as Minister for Local Government)
Gerard Collins Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry & Commerce and the Gaeltacht (to: 9.5.1970 - appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs)
Michael Kitt Parl. Sec. to Minister for the Gaeltacht (from: 9.5.1970 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)
Michael O'Kennedy Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education (from: 9.5.1970 to 3.1.1973 - appointed as Minister)
James Tunney Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education (from: 3.1.1973 - 5.2.73 and following a general election 2.3.73 - 14.3.73)

Note

Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.

Nineteenth Dáil
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